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
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced Most-Favoured-Nation tariff rates on out-of-quota imports of broken rice from 65 percent to 10 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.12
Production
Production adjustment program
Approved a budget of THB 1.7 billion (USD 54 million) to extend a THB 2 [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2017.12
Trade
Export requirements
Repealed provisions of a 2010 Circular that set out conditions for traders leasing storage and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Put 400 699 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 8 December 2017, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 4 098 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 512 591 [...]
Serbia
Grains
Maize
2017.12
Trade
Import tariff
Adopted Decision on Conditions for reduction of Customs Tariff for Specific Goods, valid from January [...]
Serbia
Grains
All
2017.12
Production
Production support
Announced the use of EU IPARD funds (Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance in Rural Development). The [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.12
Consumption and marketing
Support prices
Announced the decision made by the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) to maintain support prices, valid [...]
Morocco
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.12
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Established new tariff-rate quotas for skim milk powder and whole milk powder, an MFN (most [...]
Bahrain
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.12
Trade
Import ban
Banned poultry meat imports from Saudi Arabia amid a reported outbreak of avian influenza.

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.