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
Mexico
Grains
All
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Abolished the applicable tax relief for fuel used by agricultural industries. The tax credit was [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Adjusted the maximum retail prices (MRPs) on rice set on 10 April 2020, with immediate [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.05
Trade
Import tariff
Removed semi/wholly milled rice (whether packaged, parboiled or otherwise) from the list of goods eligible [...]
Italy
Grains
All
2020.05
Production
Government market intervention
Established a financial support scheme for companies in the primary production of agricultural products, including [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Export quota
Announced that wheat exports will continue, even though the 20.2 million tonnes maximum volume for [...]
Viet Nam
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Trade policy
Issued Decree 57/2020/ND-CP to revise the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff rates on a number of agricultural products, [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.05
Trade
Import quota, import tender
Invited exporters to submit bids for the supply of 300 000 tonnes of 25% broken [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 557 752 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.34 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2020.05
Stocks
Food security
Announced the drafting and implementation of a response plan to ensure food security during the [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Import tariff
Temporarily removed import tariffs on wheat flour and maize meal to support domestic supplies, amid [...]

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.