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India |
Grains |
All |
2012.07 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized grains for distribution to below [...] |
Brazil |
Meat |
Poultry meat |
2012.06 |
Trade |
WTO complaint filed |
Filed complaint with WTO against the anti-dumping duties South Africa imposed on Brazilian chicken. |
India |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
All oilseeds |
2012.06 |
Production |
Farm support prices |
Significantly raised minimum support prices for summer (kharif) as well as winter (rabi) oilcrops in [...] |
India |
Milk and dairy products |
Milk powder |
2012.06 |
Trade |
Export measure |
Amended export promotional measure to include skimmed milk powder (SMP). The program incentivizes exports through [...] |
India |
Milk and dairy products |
Milk powder |
2012.06 |
Trade |
Export ban lifted |
Lifted the ban on the export of SMP to improve finances of dairy firms and [...] |
Ukraine |
Milk and dairy products |
All |
2012.06 |
Consumption and marketing |
State market intervention |
Added raw milk to the list of products subject to state price regulations, which already [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Milk and dairy products |
All |
2012.06 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food safety measures |
Released a 5-year Food Safety Plan which includes safety standards for dairy products, specifying limits [...] |
Russian Federation |
Grains |
All |
2012.06 |
Trade |
Other measures affecting exports |
Lowered grain handling tariff by 5 percent, to RUB 600 per tonnes (USD 18) in an [...] |
Bilateral/Multilateral |
Grains |
Wheat |
2012.06 |
Other |
Futures market |
Launched the Black Sea Wheat futures contract through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME), with [...] |
European Union |
Grains |
Wheat |
2012.06 |
Trade |
Import tariff |
Extended suspension of import duties for low and medium quality wheat until December 2012, in [...] |
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. |
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