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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Plans to build a rice stockpile through local purchases announced. Volumes procured to equal half [...]
Guinea-Bissau
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Imports, Food subsidies, trade, consumption and marketing
30 000 tonnes of rice to be imported and sold at FCFA 14 500–-14 800 per [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on non-basmati rice lifted. Private sector permitted to ship 2 million tonnes of [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Court case concerning allocation of export quotas under 1 million tonne rice contingent, excepted from [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Production support
Flood-affected farmers to receive compensation of Baht 3 659 per rai (USD 738/ha) of lost [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Maximum selling prices to consumers raised to Bolivars 5.62 per kg (USD 1 307/tonne) in [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2011.08
Trade
Export assistance measures
Some AUD 70 million in assistance provided to cattle producers affected by the livestock export [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.08
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
FTA in force from August 15; Colombian import tariffs on Canadian beef reduced to zero [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2011.08
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
FTA in force from August 15; Colombian import tariffs on Canadian beef reduced to zero [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Pig meat
2011.08
Trade
Import duty
Elimination of tariffs on all imports of chilled pork for food processing through September 30 [...]

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.