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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
Morocco
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Introduced amendments and changes to the country’s Finance Law, effective from 1 January 2024. In [...]
Spain
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.01
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Approved the extension of the elimination of value added tax on basic foodstuffs, including milk, [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced import tariffs on 22 products, including milk powder for baking (from 10 to 5 [...]
Ukraine
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.01
Trade
Import ban
Extended the ban on trade with the Russian Federation, including on dairy products, until 31 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the Special Commodity Levy on imports of non-basmati non-parboiled semi/wholly milled rice from LKR [...]
Algeria
Rice
All
2023.12
Consumption and marketing
Value added taxes
Exempted all classes of rice and various other products from a 9 percent value-added tax [...]
Türkiye
Rice
All
2023.12
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered import tariffs, until 31 August 2024. In the case of paddy, tariffs were lowered [...]
Zimbabwe
Rice
All
2023.12
Trade
Import policy, value added taxes
Repealed the exemption of the 15 percent value added taxes (VAT) on imported rice, effective [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2023.12
Trade
Export duty
Increased export duties on wheat from RUB 3 859.7 to RUB 4 165.9 (from USD [...]
Bhutan
Meat
Poultry meat
2023.12
Trade
Market access
Granted market access to Brazilian chicken into its market.

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.