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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Nigeria
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Import restrictions
Announced that it would step-up border protection in order to curb rice smuggling. All rice [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Stock release
Announced plans to expedite the release of rice from Government stocks to domestic and international [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Production support
Approved a one-time subsidy for the 2013 summer crop cycle. Producers are to receive Bolívares [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Trade agreement
Governments of Guyana and Venezuela agreed to renew the PetroCaribe rice trade agreement for an [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Sugar
All
2013.05
Trade
Import duties
The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has doubled the raw sugar import duty [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Ethanol
2013.05
Other
Blend ratio
Government of Brazil decided to increase the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline to 25 [...]
Colombia
Meat
All
2013.04
Trade
Export ban
Restricted meat exports to Venezuela to prevent domestic shortages and rising domestic prices.
Kyrgyzstan
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry and poultry products from China in connection with the spread of [...]
Malaysia
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended temporarily the import of chicken products from China as a precaution against the H7N9 [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned virtually all beef and pork from Canada, after Canadian farmers were granted permission 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.