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India |
Grains |
All |
2013.09 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Signed the National Food Security Bill into law, following receipt of parliamentary approval in August. [...] |
Russia |
Milk and dairy products |
Dairy products |
2013.09 |
Trade |
Import ban lifted |
Lifted ban on New Zealand dairy products, following unfounded alarm over the possible presence of [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Maize |
2013.08 |
Trade |
GMO policies and regulations |
Approved the first import of GM maize from Argentina, with 60 000 tonnes already cleared by [...] |
India |
Grains |
Wheat |
2013.08 |
Trade |
Export Quota |
Authorised export of 2 million tonnes of wheat. The export floor price has been maintained [...] |
Japan |
Grains |
Wheat |
2013.08 |
Consumption and marketing |
Price control |
Raised the selling price of imported wheat for domestic millers for October 2013 to March [...] |
Morocco |
Grains |
Wheat |
2013.08 |
Trade |
Import Tariff |
Raised the import duty for common wheat to 45 percent, an increase of 28 percent. [...] |
United States of America |
Biofuels |
Ethanol |
2013.08 |
Production |
Producer subsidies |
Maintained the overall Environmental Protecton Agency (EPA) target for maize-based ethanol and other renewable fuel [...] |
Zambia |
Grains |
Maize |
2013.08 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government procurement |
Announced that the Food Reserve Agency had lowered its 2013 maize procurement target by 50 percent, [...] |
Bilateral/Multilateral |
Meat |
All |
2013.08 |
Trade |
Market regulation |
Announced agreement between China and Vietnam on animal disease control and human health safeguards for [...] |
European Union |
Meat |
All |
2013.08 |
Trade |
Import ban lifted |
Lifted trade barriers with Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. |
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. |
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