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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Fiji
Meat
Ovine meat
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Price control removed
Price Controls for imported lamb removed.
New Zealand
Meat
Live animals
2011.09
Other
Animal welfare regulations
New code of welfare sets minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2011.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Pork Import ban from Azerbajan lifted.
United States of America
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.09
Trade
WTO complaint filed
Complaint with WTO filed against China on anti-dumping and countervailing duties on shipments from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2011.09
Stocks
Stock Release
Release of additional 3.7 million tonnes of maize (following the sale of 100 000 tonnes [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.09
Trade
Export taxes
Rail taxes halved for long-distance shipments of grain from Siberia and the Urals region, to [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2011.09
Production
Government procurement/ Input programme
Grain Marketing Board grants about USD 10 million to pay farmers who delivered maize to its [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Production
Minimum support price increase
Minimum purchase price for wheat in the country\'s major wheat-producing areas increased, from CNY 95 [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Food distribution in case of emergency
Distribution of around 15 000 tonnes of wheat granted by Japan to millers hit by [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Stocks
Food stocks set up
Depleted Ethiopian Food Emergency Relief Reserve (EFSRR) replenished through market stabilization interventions with 300 000 [...]

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.