Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Mexico
Meat
All
2022.10
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Announced a voluntary agreement with 16 private sector actors to lower prices for some basic [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2022.10
Trade
Import tariff, import requirements
Signed the Opening Agreement against Inflation and Scarcity (Acuerdo de Apertura contra la Inflaci
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2022.09
Trade
Import quota
Left the 2023 tariff-rate import quota for rice unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes.
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Butter
2022.09
Trade
Import tariff
Announced that it would increase the tariff-rate quota volumes for butter to 9 788 tonnes during the [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2022.09
Trade
Export duty
Decreased export duties on wheat from RUB 2 476.6 to RUB 2 119 (from USD 41.55 to USD 35.55) per tonne, [...]
Malaysia
Meat
All
2022.09
Trade
Trade agreement
Ratified the CPTPP becoming the ninth out of eleven countries to ratify the agreement, which [...]
Congo
Rice
All
2022.09
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended customs duties, value added taxes and computer user fees (redevance informatique) on imported rice [...]
Chile
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2022.09
Trade
Market access
Nacional de Productores de Leche de Chile (FEDELECHE), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and [...]
Morocco
Grains
Grains
2022.09
Consumption and marketing
Government intervention
Signed a loan for EUR 199 million (USD 194 million) with the African Development Bank to finance [...]
Qatar
Meat
Poultry meat
2022.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Removed a ban on poultry meat imports from the United States of America, which was [...]

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.