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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Iraq
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Supplementary power allocations to be provided from mid-June to October, to permit producers in central [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2011.06
Trade
Import tariff
Reduction of 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff of the [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Shilling 1.2 billion (USD 12 million) allocated to support the expansion of the Mwea irrigation [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Rice mechanization programme announced with a Pesos 16 billion allocation (USD 369 million), to provide [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2011.06
Other
Processing and trading
Rice certification, storage, packaging, quality standards and regulations issued.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Member companies of the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 1 million tonnes of summer-autumn paddy, starting [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2011.05
Stocks
State reserves
State reserves reconstituted after sales to check rise in consumer prices
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2011.05
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policies
Government-set retail price for biodiesel raised to stimulate domestic production and sales
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2011.05
Trade
Elimination of import ban
Import ban lifted for pork, poultry and ready meat products containing pork from Germany (imposed [...]
Chile
Meat
Pig meat
2011.05
Trade
Export authorization
Authorization for six processing plants to export pork to China for the first time

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.