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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Pakistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Cooking oil, ghee
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Considered taking action against domestic cooking oil and ghee producers who – contrary to prevailing [...]
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut palm
2020.07
Production
Agricultural support measures
Launched a pilot project replacing traditional coconut trees with high-yielding hybrids said to bear fruit [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Extended until end-November 2020 the national scheme providing 5 kg of food grains free of [...]
Viet Nam
Grains
Maize
2020.06
Trade
Trade agreement
Ratified the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement, which states that maize imports from the EU [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the exemption of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community on [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the exemption of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community on [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the import tariff, customs fee and value added tax suspension on non-parboiled paddy (except [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.06
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 30 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced a five-month extension to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana programme, originally scheduled [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley and Sorghum
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Raised import tariffs on Australian barley and sorghum imports which previously had tariff exemptions under [...]

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.