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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import quota
Duty free import quota of 250 000 tonnes of Cambodian rice or paddy of all [...]
Bhutan
Meat
Poultry meat
2010.12
Trade
Import ban
Ban on poultry imports from Nepal due to AI
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2010.12
Stocks
Stock release
Grains totaling 1.3 million tonnes released from intervention stocks and will be sold at low [...]
Turkey
Grains
Wheat
2010.12
Trade
Import quota
Import wheat quota of 1 million tonnes at a zero tariff rate allowed to the [...]
Ukraine
Grains
All
2010.12
Trade
Tax
VAT 20 percent refund for grain exporters eliminated from 1 July 2011.
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2010.12
Stocks
Stock release and food subsidies
Grain reserve released 25 million tonnes of grain and soybeans to stabilize domestic prices
Mexico
Grains
Maize
2010.12
Stocks
Set up strategic reserve
Purchase of maize authorized in futures market to alleviate the impact of maize price increases [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2010.12
Trade
Export quota
Private sector granted export licenses for 1 million tonnes of wheat, after export plans were [...]
Oman
Grains
Wheat
2010.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Wheat miller subsidies reintroduced in order to stabilize domestic flour prices
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2010.11
Trade
Import tariff
Durum wheat 80 percent import tariff suspended until the end of 2010.

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.