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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2012.12
Production
Government procurement
Announced plans to procure up to 60 000 tonnes from the 2013 harvest.
Burundi
Rice
All
2012.12
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices, value added taxes
Extended the exemption of value added taxes and other administrative charges levied on rice and [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2012.12
Production
Production support
Announced the introduction of a support programme for small-scale producers of maize and rice. The [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2012.12
Trade
Export licenses
Awarded export licenses for 188 000 tonnes of rice through a tender held on 3 [...]
Mexico
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2012.12
Trade
Import quota
Announced it will allow a total of 44 200 metric tonnes of dairy product preparations (dairy [...]
Mexico
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2012.12
Trade
Import quota
Announced opening of a duty free 80,000 tonne import quota for milk powder imported from [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
All
2012.12
Trade
Free trade agreement
New Zealand-United States of America: Agreement signed between New Zealand and the US Food and [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.12
Trade
Export limit
Approval of the 2013 wheat export limit at 2.5 million tonnes, 500 000 tonnes higher [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.12
Production
Minimum support price
MSP for wheat in 2013 increased by 5 percent, reaching INR 1 350 per 100 [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Flour
2012.12
Trade
Import Tariff
Import tariff for wheat flour raised at 20 percent for a period of 200 days [...]

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.