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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Kenya
Grains
Wheat
2020.01
Trade
Import ban
Lifted a decade-old prohibition on US wheat imports.
Pakistan
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Finance and Credit Facilities
Doubled the financing limits applicable under the Long-term Financing Facility (LTFF) for credit support to [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.01
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Decided that, in order to ensure remunerative prices for farmers at harvest time, it would [...]
United States of America
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the additional import tariff on imports of paddy originated in China from 15 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 16322 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 22 January 2020, after offering [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.01
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Lowered reserve prices for wheat sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme. Prices for fair [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.01
Trade
Import duty
Approved the duty-free import of 300 000 tonnes of wheat.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.01
Trade
Market access
Authorized poultry meat imports from 11 Russian establishments, bringing the total to 40 processors who [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.01
Trade
Trade agreement
Enforced the new tariff on US bovine meat according to the US-Japan trade agreement signed [...]
Poland
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.01
Trade
Export ban
Halted poultry meat exports to Cuba, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Philippines and South Africa, [...]

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.