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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Japan
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Cultivation limits
Revised safety threshold of concentration of radioactive caesium down to 100 Becquerels per kilogram, applicable [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2012.03
Consumption and marketing
Import tariffs, taxes, trade, consumer prices
Suspended VAT taxes and import duties on rice from 1 March to 31 May. A [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, credit, stocks
Established US$222 million (rupees 28.5 billion) worth of credit to facilitate public and private sector [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Reduced minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice to US$425, and to US$400 per [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Announced that member companies of the Vietnam Food Association will purchase 1.0 million tonnes paddy, [...]
Japan
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.02
Trade
Import ban
Imposed import ban on Australian poultry following an outbreak of avian flu at a Victorian [...]
Japan
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.02
Trade
Import ban
Lifted an AI-induced import ban on US poultry coming from the state of North Carolina. [...]
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted import ban on Ukraine poultry produced by the Myronivska poultry farm (Kaniv, Cherkasy region). [...]
Swaziland
Meat
Pig meat
2012.02
Trade
Import ban
Imposed import ban on South African pork and pig products after outbreak of African Swine [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2012.02
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of cheese from selected Ukrainian facilities due to products’ noncompliance with the Russian [...]

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.