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
Mauritania
Rice
All
2021.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
As part of its efforts to contain inflationary pressure, announced that ceilings on retail/wholesale prices [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2021.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced a plan to increase the minimum procurement price for wheat and barley for the [...]
Türkiye
Grains
All
2021.09
Trade
Import tariff
Removed import tariff for wheat, barley, rye, oats and sorghum (only seed for sowing) until [...]
Türkiye
Rice
All
2021.09
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Raised government purchase prices applicable during the 2021/22 season by 14.2-15.7 percent to TRY 4 [...]
Azerbaijan
Rice
All
2021.09
Production
Production support
Raised planting subsidies to be provided to rice farmers during the 2022 season by 13 [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2021.09
Trade
Import tariff
Raised tariffs on non-basmati husked rice imported outside existing trade agreements from EUR 30 (USD [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2021.09
Production
Government procurement, strategic reserve
Allocated a budget of VND 2.2 trillion (USD 88 million) to purchase 172 889 tonnes [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2021.09
Stocks
Stock-holding policy
Stated that it intended to gradually increase the size of government stockpiles of rice from [...]
Brazil
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.09
Trade
Export ban
Suspended bovine meat exports to China following two cases of ‘atypical’ bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2021.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set ceilings on retail prices of various essential items. In the case of 100% broken [...]

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.