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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2012.02
Production
Production target
Revised rice development strategy for the period 2012-–2020, with the aim of raising output to [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.02
Trade
Minimum export prices
Cut minimum export prices on basmati rice by US$200 to US$700 per tonne.
India
Rice
All
2012.02
Trade
Export restrictions
Granted official permission for non-basmati rice exports to continue.
India
Rice
All
2012.02
Trade
Export restrictions
Permitted rice exports through Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border on non-EDI Land Custom Stations. State trading [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2012.02
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Raised government purchasing price by 25 percent to US$363–-369 per tonne (rupiah 3 300-–3 350 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.02
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Extended Paddy Pledging Program to cover 2011/–2012 off-season crops, from 1 March until 15 September [...]
Botswana
Meat
Pig meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed import ban on South African pork and pig products after outbreak of African Swine [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspension of imports of live poultry and poultry products from parts of neighbouring Shenzhen (China) [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Cut beef import quota for 2012, from 50,000 - 60,000 tonnes per year to [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Live animals
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Lowed the quota for live cattle imports from 520,000 to 280,000 head.

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.