Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2021.09
Trade
Export ban
Temporarily banned the export of perishable food, including wheat and wheat flour, amid fears of [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2021.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Rescinded two orders that set maximum retail prices on various qualities, effectively lifting price controls [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2021.09
Trade
Import quota
Decided to import 100 000 tonnes of rice to maintain as a buffer stock and [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2021.09
Production
Production support
Approved four separate proposals for procuring 1.20 lakh (12 million) tonnes of fertilizer to meet [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2021.09
Trade
Import quota
Announced procurement of 1 lakh (100 000) tonnes of wheat from the Russian Federation in [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.09
Trade
Import ban
Banned bovine meat imports from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United [...]
India
Grains
Maize, Wheat and Sorghum
2021.09
Production
Production support
Released 35 varieties of different crops, including wheat, maize and sorghum, developed at the Indian [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2021.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Fixed the wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes for the 2021/20 marketing year.
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.09
Trade
Export policy
Announced the lifting of the cap on bovine meat exports at 50 percent of normal [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.09
Trade
Import quota
Announced that it would leave the 2022 tariff-rate import quota for rice unchanged at 5.32 [...]

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.