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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.01
Trade
Market access
Received authorization from China to export bovine meat from two producers for deliveries.
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on Ukrainian poultry meat, imposed in September 2019 due to reported outbreaks [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.01
Production
Support prices, price controls
Set the minimum reference producer price for paddy harvested during the 2019/20 norte-verano cycle at [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2020.01
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the import duty on wheat and wheat flour from ZAR 100.86 to ZAR 77.62 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 20 100 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 290 738 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2020.01
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a wide-ranging Economic and Trade Agreement with the United States of America (USA). As [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved a plan under which low-income and vulnerable groups would be provided with subsidized food [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Put 583 055 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 10 January 2020. [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Export requirements
Specified that exports of basmati and non-basmati rice to European countries, other than the European [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2020.01
Renewable energy
Biofuel
Suspended the national 10 percent ethanol-blend mandate due to declining maize stocks and limited production [...]

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.