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
United States of America
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.09
Production
State market regulation
Announced enrollment for the new dairy Market Protection Programme which provides farmer support when profitability [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on the use of animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef, opening the [...]
Honduras
Rice
All
2014.09
Trade
Import quota
Established a shortage import quota of 25 000 tonnes of paddy, to be brought into [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2014.09
Production
Price Support
Maintained support price of wheat Rs3450 (33.5 USD) per 100 kg.
Panama
Rice
All
2014.08
Production
Production support
Announced that it would extend a Balboas 165 (USD 165) per tonne subsidy to rice [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.08
Trade
Export ban
Banned exports of basic necessities, including paddy and table rice in all their presentations.
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.08
Production
Minimum support prices
Approved new minimum support prices (MSP) for the 2015/16 season (2014/15 season for Brazil) to [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2014.08
Trade
Import agreement
Entered into an import agreement with Guyana. The accord will see 5 000 tonnes of [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2014.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Allowed sales of wheat to the open market from central pool.
Nicaragua
Grains
Maize
2014.08
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 72000 tonnes duty-free import quota.

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.