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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Uzbekistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Food security
Announced that the sale of high-grade flour without micronutrients will be banned from 1 April [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Budgetary allocations/ Production support
Announced that MYR 960 (USD 233) million would be allocated to assist paddy production through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.1 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 November 2020. [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the 2021/22 minimum wheat support price by 18 percent from last year to PKR [...]
Taiwan province of China
Meat
All
2020.11
Trade
Import tariff
Eliminated tariffs on pig meat, offal and hamburgers imported from Paraguay.
Thailand
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a budget of THB 51.6 billion (USD 1.6 billion) to assist rice producers during [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Trade
Import policy
Announced that, effective from 3 November 2020, wheat shipments from Lithuania must be declared free [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.11
Trade
GMO policy
Issued Normative Instruction No. 60/2020 to facilitate imports of genetically modified (GM) maize and soybean [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley
2020.11
Trade
Trade policy
Halted shipments of Australian barley from export company Emerald Grain.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
As distinct from previous years, in 2020, government auctions of oilseeds and oils from state [...]

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.