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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Rice
All
2011.11
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting the states of Andrah Pradesh, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Manipur, Maharashtra, [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2011.11
Trade
Import requirements
Announced new policy on all imports of breeding animals and frozen semen and embryos - [...]
European Union
Meat
Live animals
2011.11
Other
Animal welfare regulations
Review of the regulation on the animal welfare for animals during transport.
United States of America
Meat
All
2011.11
Consumption and marketing
Marketing requirements
U.S. law on mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) requirements for livestock and meat (among other products) [...]
Thailand
Grains
Maize
2011.11
Trade
Import tariff rate quota
New maize tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) approved. Imports in 2012 are limited to 54 700 tonnes. [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2011.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Food Reserve Agency (FRA) sale of 1 067 000 tonnes of maize at a reduced [...]
El Salvador
Grains
Maize
2011.11
Production
Seed programme
USD 11 million provided to compensate losses caused by the excessive rains.
European Union
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2011.11
Trade
Import tariff
Suspention of import duties on soft wheat of low and medium quality and feed barley [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.11
Production
Minimum support price
Increase of minimim purchase price of wheat in order to encourage farmers to sell [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2011.11
Trade
Export facilitation measure
Abolition of grain export licenses from 1st February 2012.

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.