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
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.08
Trade
Market access
Removed special conditions previously required for the transit of US poultry products through the Russian [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2018.08
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and respective volumes for imports of meat, poultry and whey into [...]
United States of America
Meat
All
2018.08
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced a preliminary agreement between the United States and Mexico on trade, which would maintain [...]
Angola
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stockholding policy, strategic reserve
Created the State's Strategic Food Reserve with the purpose of stabilizing the supply of basic [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 71 611 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.78 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stock release
Put 868 344 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 30 July 2018. [...]
Australia
Grains
All
2018.07
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Assigned AUS 1 billion (USD 741 million) drought support, which includes freight subsidies to transport [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2018.07
Trade
Import tariff
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board to open a duty free tariff rate quota to import [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2018.07
Production
Production support
Renewed three schemes aiming to stabilize local prices at harvest time. The first, an on-farm [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.74 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 24 [...]

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.