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Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2021.08
Production
Credit, marketing assistance
Instructed commercial banks in the Mekong Delta to expand credit limits and ensure the capital [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Grains
Wheat
2021.08
Consumption and marketing
Value added tax
Introduced a value added tax exemption for wheat grain and flour to stabilize the domestic [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2021.08
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Allocated COP 50 billion (USD 13.5 million) to implement the storage incentive programme for 2021 [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize
2021.08
Other
GMO policy
Authorized new genetically modified (GM) maize varieties and renewed authorizations for two GM maize varieties [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.8 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 August 2021. [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2021.08
Trade
Export duty
Reduced the export duty on wheat from USD 31.4 to 31 USD per tonne and [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2021.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Cancelled a \'protection fee\' levied on wheat imports as part of a plan to liberalize [...]
Ethiopia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.08
Trade
Import tariff
Raised import tariff on butter, cheese and yoghurt from 30 percent to 35 percent, while [...]
Ethiopia
Meat
All
2021.08
Trade
Import tariff
Raised tariffs on meat and edible offal from 30 percent to 35 percent, as part [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a temporary prohibition on imports of chicken meat and pet birds (birds other than [...]

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.