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
Syria
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the procurement price for wheat and barley for the next season, with wheat increasing [...]
Venezuela
Grains
Maize
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set new prices for sugar cane, maize flour, white and yellow maize, and coffee. The [...]
Yemen
Grains
Wheat
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the Central Bank has stopped providing guarantees for wheat importers. This, in effect, did [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2016.12
Trade
License requirements
Removed wheat flour from the Open General Import Licence (Statutory Instrument 64) and amended bilateral [...]
Argentina
Meat
All
2016.12
Trade
State Market intervention
Modified export rebates for a wide range of high value and value-added agricultural products, including [...]
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.12
Trade
Import restrictions
Restricted shipments of poultry from administrative regions of the Russian Federation affected by HPAI.
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.12
Trade
Import ban
Imposed bans or restrictions on poultry imports from several countries including Germany, France, the Netherlands, [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.12
Trade
State Market Intervention
Imposed a provisional "safeguard duty" of 13.9 percent on frozen bone-in-chicken from the EU. This follows [...]
Argentina
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2016.12
Trade
Export promotion
Announced modification of export rebates for a wide range of high value and value-added agricultural [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible meals
2016.12
Other
Food standards and safety
Confirmed that revised standards for edible meals derived from oilseeds and other crops are due [...]

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.