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
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 67 000 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 75 [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2014.12
Trade
Import tariff
Re-instated tariffs on rice imports, last suspended in May 2008. According to the decision, effective [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.12
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 247 000 tonnes of rice from government stocks through a tender held on [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.12
Trade
Import agreement
Signed an agreement with the Government of Bangladesh to import 25 000 tonnes of parboiled [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.12
Trade
Import tariff, tax policy
Lowered duties levied on paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and/or broken rice to Rupees 1 per [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.12
Production
State market regulation
Approved a Euro 10.7 million support package for the dairy sector of Finland, which had [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.12
Production
State market regulation
Launched “Rashtriya Gokul Mission" under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development to [...]
India
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.12
Production
State Market Regulation
Launched “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD) [...]
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2014.12
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily suspended imports of non-heat-treated pork products from Belarus, due to African swine fever concerns. [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2014.12
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Limited access of farmers holding soybean stocks to public production loans, and introduced formal reporting [...]

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.