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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Colombia
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Agreed to institute reference floor/ceiling prices for paddy. Producers are to receive a minimum of [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
All
2013.03
Trade
Import duties
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Customs Union increased the import duties on certain types of cheese by 5–10 percent [...]
European Union
Sugar
Sugar and isoglucose
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Taxes
Adopted on 22 March 2013. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 281/2013 laying down measures with [...]
India
Sugar
All
2013.03
Trade
Quotas
Millers are permitted to sell 10,4 million tonnes of non-levy sugar from April to September [...]
Pakistan
Sugar
All
2013.03
Trade
Export subsidy and taxes
Freight subsidy of Rs 1.75/kg ($18/ton) approved by the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.02
Trade
Animal welfare regulations
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Approved veterinary certificate for export of poultry from USA to the Customs Union.
Chile
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Ended its ban on US beef and beef products, imposed in 2003 after a US cow [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted its ban on imports of beef from the US, France and the Netherlands.
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2013.02
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of chilled pork, beef and poultry from Germany for, allegedly, excessively lax [...]
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2013.02
Trade
Import ban
Banned the imports of frozen pork and beef, as well as turkey meat and by-products [...]

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.