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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Mexico
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.03
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Established specific provisions governing the unilateral TRQs that were published on June 8, 2016. The [...]
United Arab Emirates
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.03
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of all types of live domestic, wild and ornamental birds, as well as [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Stated that receipt of local wheat for the 2017 season will begin in mid-April and [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Minimized the use of private sector silos in this year’s wheat harvest, in order to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import policy
Extended the increased limit for moisture in imported wheat until at least November 2017. The [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Allocated EGP 16 billion (USD 910.16 million) to the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set price for procurement from farmers, ranging from EGP 555 per ardeb (USD 20.27 per [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import duty
Reintroduced a 10 percent import duty on wheat for an unspecified period, after a gap [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import policy
Agreed to establish a transition period to resolve the issue of treating imported wheat with [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Production
Producer subsidies
Announced the provision of maize seeds and greater quantities of subsidized fertilizers to producers who [...]

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.