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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
India
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.08
Trade
GMO policy
Issued an interim order requiring traders to declare, from 1 January 2021, that imported crop [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved a measure subsidizing transport carriers transiting through the country. Subsidies will vary from RUB [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.2 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 25 August 2020. [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2020.08
Trade
Government market intervention
Announced a SAR 412 million (USD 110 million) partnership between the National Shipping Company of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 171 041 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.82 million [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Production
Production support
Sealed an agreement with Turkish firm Milleral to build flour milling plants in the country, [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Trade
Import quota
Approved the importation of 200 000 tonnes of wheat by the public sector.
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that the Government will no longer subsidize durum wheat for pasta or common wheat [...]
Brazil
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.08
Trade
Market access
Announced that Mexico has authorized seven establishments to export fresh bovine meat for processing, but [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.08
Trade
Import ban
Suspended bovine meat imports from Australia, effective 27 August, after finding traces of the banned [...]

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.