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
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2024.03
Other
GMO policy
Approved 27 new seed varieties of genetically-modified (GM) maize and three of soyabeans, in order [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2024.03
Other
Food security
Announced the allocation of more than EGP 125 billion (USD 2.9 billion) for bread subsidies [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2024.03
Other
GMO policy
Preliminarily approved 27 genetically modified (GM) maize seed varieties and 3 GM soybean varieties for [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2024.03
Trade
Market access
Authorized bovine meat imports from two Colombian plants, following more than a decade long negotiations [...]
El Salvador
Rice
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that import duties on paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and broken rice imported outside of [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2024.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Announced that the maximum retail prices (MRPs) applied on premium rice would remain IDR 1 [...]
Argentina
Meat
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
Exempted the import of 3 564 essential products, including meat, from income tax and Value [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved a plan under which 2.74 million low-income households would be provided with a 10 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.03
Production
Production support, input subsidies
Approved a plan under which farmers cultivating paddy during the 2024-25 Yala cycle would receive [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.03
Production
Production support, government procurement
Resumed purchases of locally produced paddy through the Paddy Marketing Board, after a two-year hiatus. [...]

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.