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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.08
Trade
Import ban
Announced a ban on Australian poultry meat imports due to concerns over HPAI.
Poland
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.08
Trade
Export ban lifted
Regained access to a number of countries, which had previously banned Polish poultry meat imports, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 469 777 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 18 August 2020, through an [...]
United States of America
Grains
Maize
2020.08
Stocks
Stocks policy
Approved a Federal Disaster Declaration following the impact of a derecho storm, which damaged a [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Trade
Import tariff
Established new discounts on customs duties on wheat and wheat flour for a two-month period, [...]
Mexico
Grains
All
2020.08
Other
Pesticide regulation
Announced that use of glyphosate would be gradually phased out, starting in 2024.
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.08
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Adjusted Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) for imported rice, raising them by 2.0 and 2.4 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 150 214 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.82 [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2020.08
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Allotted COP 29 billion (USD 7.5 million) to implement the storage incentive programme for 2020 [...]
South Africa
Grains
All
2020.08
Production
Government market intervention
Extended the validity period of the COVID-19 Disaster Agricultural Support Fund Voucher to 30 September [...]

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.