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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2016.01
Production
Producer support
Established a new purchasing scheme of domestic wheat for small farmers, as a way to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.01
Trade
Import policy
Announced that wheat imports containing any trace of ergot fungus would be rejected (i.e. a [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2016.01
Trade
Market access
Approved four dairy processing factories in the Islamic Republic of Iran for export of dairy [...]
European Union
Meat
Pig meat
2016.01
Trade
Production support
Opened private-storage aid for pigmeat during a 17-day period (closing on 3 February 2016), during [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.01
Trade
Import ban
Resumed bovine meat imports from Canada. Imports had been suspended in early 2015 after a [...]
South Africa
Meat
All
2016.01
Trade
Market access
Opened market to poultry, beef and pork imports from the US.
India
Grains
Maize
2015.12
Trade
Import quota
Issued licenses for duty-free imports of 500 000 tonnes of maize to ease the tight [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Feed ingredients
2015.12
Trade
Import tariff
Exempted imports of poultry feed ingredients (including maize and wheat pollard) from value added tax. [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.12
Trade
Import quota
Established an annual, duty-free, import quota for 70 000 tonnes of paddy and husked rice [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize, Wheat and Sorghum
2015.12
Production
Government support
Granted a flat rate payment for maize, sorghum, wheat and rice to growers for the [...]

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.