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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.03
Trade
Import quota
Tariff-free quota for high quality beef imports extended to Canada (March 2011), New Zealand (July [...]
Turkey
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.03
Trade
Import duty
Customs tax on carcass meat increased from 30% to 45%.
Ukraine
Meat
Live animals
2011.03
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of pigs and pork meat from South, Central and Privolzhkiya Federal District [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2011.03
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of pigs and pork meat from South, Central and Privolzhkiya Federal District [...]
United States of America
Meat
Pig meat
2011.03
Trade
Import duty
Removal of the Mexican (retaliatory) tariffs on US pigmeat exports after settlement of the trucking-dispute [...]
United Arab Emirates
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Rice and bread to be sold at 2004 price levels, effective from April to December [...]
Serbia
Grains
Wheat
2011.03
Trade
Export ban
Three-month ban on wheat export set until 15 July 2011, after record exports of wheat [...]
United Arab Emirates
Grains
Wheat
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Subsidies set for rice and bread (wheat) in effort to curb inflation start in April [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2011.03
Stocks
Stock release
Two auctions resulted in sale of 1.1 million tonnes of wheat from government reserves, in [...]
India
Grains
All
2011.03
Production
Productive asset infrastructure
Additional storage capacity for foodgrain in the rural sector created by new measures such as [...]

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.