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
Nigeria
Grains
Maize
2021.06
Production
Production support
The country has been awarded a USD 500 000 grant in order to boost agriculture. [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2021.06
Trade
Import quota
Approved imports of 3 million tonnes of wheat during the 2021/22 marketing year (July/June), in [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Buckwheat
2021.06
Trade
Export ban and quota
Enforced restrictions on buckwheat exports to countries outside the Eurasian Economic Union, including a temporary [...]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.06
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced the agreement to allow tariff-free imports of all Australian agrifood products within 15 years. [...]
Iraq
Rice
All
2021.06
Trade
Import modalities
According to reports, entrusted the task of importing rice for distribution under the country's public [...]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Meat
All
2021.06
Trade
Trade agreement
Agreed to allow tariff-free imports of all Australian agrifood products within 15 years. Under the [...]
Botswana
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of live poultry and poultry products from South Africa after outbreaks of the [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2021.06
Production
Production support, marketing assistance
Approved a budget of COP 29 billion (USD 7.8 million) to support the use of [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2021.06
Production
Production support, budgetary allocations
As part of its 2021–22 budgetary allocations, announced that in addition to support measures undertaken [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2021.06
Stocks
Stock-holding policy, registration requirements
Stipulated that rice producers, collectors, millers, wholesalers, distributors and store owners could not hold paddy [...]

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.