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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Production
Production support
Sealed an agreement with Turkish firm Milleral to build flour milling plants in the country, [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Trade
Import quota
Approved the importation of 200 000 tonnes of wheat by the public sector.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 171 041 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.82 million [...]
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that the Government will no longer subsidize durum wheat for pasta or common wheat [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat and Rye
2020.08
Trade
Export quota
Set the wheat and rye export caps at 17.5 million tonnes and 1 million tonnes, [...]
Belarus
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.08
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed an agricultural cooperation agreement with China within the Belt & Road Initiative, which foresees [...]
Brazil
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.08
Trade
Market access
Announced that Mexico has authorized seven establishments to export fresh bovine meat for processing, but [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.08
Trade
Import ban
Suspended bovine meat imports from Australia, effective 27 August, after finding traces of the banned [...]
Japan
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.08
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of live poultry and poultry meat from Australia following a case of HPAI [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.08
Trade
Market access
Allowed imports of cattle of any age from France. Earlier, imports had been limited to [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.