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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Milk and dairy products
All
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Extended the import prohibition on milk and milk products from China for six months. The [...]
Mexico
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Announced the 2012 Milk Powder TRQ: duty-free import of 80 000 MT under the Most [...]
United Arab Emirates
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2012.01
Trade
Import restrictions
Liberalized trade in 12 areas, including dairy, as part of efforts to strengthen UAE economic [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2012.01
Production
Market intervention
Suspention of grain procurement interventions (purchase of wheat from Ural and Siberian farmers for State [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2012.01
Production
Producer price
Grain prices during the government’s purchasing interventions in 2012 will be mantained unchanged from 2011 [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2012.01
Stocks
Food stocks policy
FRA increased maize reserve stocks from 300 000 to 600 000 tonnes.
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2012.01
Trade
Export quota
Announced wheat export plan removing export quotas. Under the new plan exporters will be [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2012.01
Other
Transportation subsidies (rail)
Transport subsidies on grain exports (Azov, the Black and Baltic seas) through the Russian [...]
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut
2012.01
Production
Sector development assistance
Government programmes in support of coconut replanting strengthened.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2012.01
Stocks
State reserves
State reserves reconstituted for future market interventions and to support domestic farm gate prices.

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.