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)
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Production
Production support
Aannounced that the provincial government of Heilongjiang would double subsidies to some local maize processors [...]
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Awarded 48 674 tonnes of wheat imports under its main tariff-rate quota open to all [...]
Russia
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the price at which intervention purchases of the 2015 maize crop would occur [...]
Jordan
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.06
Trade
Product specification
Banned the use of partially hydrogenated oils in dairy products. By the end of 2016, [...]
Algeria
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties applied to animal feed ingredients, including maize and soyabeans until 31 December [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Export quota
Approved the exports of an additional 1.0 million tonnes of wheat and 100,000 tonnes of [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Ethanol
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Raised an ethanol import tariff to 11.75% on (instead of current 9.25 percent), replacing [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Production
Production support
Aannounced that the provincial government of Heilongjiang would double subsidies to some local maize processors [...]
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Awarded 48 674 tonnes of wheat imports under its main tariff-rate quota open to all [...]
Russia
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the price at which intervention purchases of the 2015 maize crop would occur [...]

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.