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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Production
Minimum support prices
Increased MSP for a number of crops, in order to boost production of summer sown [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2012.05
Trade
Subsidies
Provided a government subsidy of USD 27 per tonnes until the end of the marketing [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended wheat import tariff until end of May 2012, but then will be reinstated and [...]
Morocco
Grains
Barley
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended wheat import tariff until end of May 2012, but then will be reinstated and [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, to come into force in January 2013. Under the [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Customs valuation
Set the benchmark price for customs valuation at USD 699 per tonne, applicable during the [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced plans to purchase 20 000 tonnes from small-scale farmers in main producing regions through [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Approved measures to arrest the conversion of area dedicated to rice cultivation to other uses, [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Set a procurement target of 900 000 tonnes of Boro rice and 150 000 tonnes [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Import quota
Approved the importation of 35 000 tonnes of paddy from Andean Community to be brought [...]

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.