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
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2017.01
Trade
Export ban
Temporarily banned maize export, in order to respond to the emergency food shortage, due in [...]
Mexico
Grains
Wheat
2017.01
Other
Food safety
Notified the WTO of its introduction of new Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) requirements for [...]
Rwanda
Grains
Maize
2017.01
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Revised upwards the minimum farmgate price for maize to RWF 200 per kg (USD 244 [...]
Rwanda
Grains
Wheat
2017.01
Production
Production support
Released 10 new wheat varieties that are bakers’ choice ion both national and international markets. [...]
Thailand
Grains
Wheat
2017.01
Trade
Import policy
Restricted feed wheat imports (HS 1001.99.90) under new regulations that require import permits for the [...]
Thailand
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.01
Trade
Import policy
Stated that feed makers importing wheat will be subject to a 3 to 1 domestic [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2017.01
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Paid ZMW 74 349 245 (USD 7 52 6374) to all farmers in North-Western Province [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2017.01
Trade
Food safety standards
Introduced new technical requirements for importing breeding animals, semen and embryos for pigs and cattle, [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.01
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Released the first stage of 2017 tariff quota volumes for bovine meat and poultry importation, [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.01
Trade
Import restrictions
Restricted shipments of poultry from administrative regions of the Russian Federation affected by HPAI

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.