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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Honduras
Rice
All
2020.10
Trade
Import quota
In line with its Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement commitments, stipulated that 118 800 [...]
Nepal
Rice
All
2020.10
Production
Support prices
Decided that it would extend an NPR 112 per quintal (USD 94 per tonne) subsidy [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.10
Trade
Import tariff
Eliminated the 8 percent import tariffs for maize imports from non-MERCOSUR countries in order to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.10
Trade
Import policy
Announced that sellers of imported wheat will not be charged fees for sieving and fumigation [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2020.10
Production
Government support
Announced the Emergency On-Farm Support Fund, which provides a CAD 35 million investment (USD 26.5 [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2020.10
Trade
Import ban
Requested foreign meat suppliers to suspend cold-chain food product exports, including meat, when COVID-19 cases [...]
Serbia
Meat
Pig meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Allowed imports of pig meat from parts of Poland that remain free of ASF.
Singapore
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to bovine meat from Germany. Imports of German bovine meat were suspended [...]
Argentina
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.10
Production
State market intervention
Allowed the prices of most dairy products to rise by 2 percent under the new [...]
Argentina
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.10
Trade
Market access
Regained market access to the Republic of Korea with the acceptance of a new health [...]

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.