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
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.06
Trade
Import access
Fully opened its market to several cuts of beef and offal from the United States. [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.06
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
China and Canada signed a memorandum-of-understanding on agricultural trade and investment, which will increase market [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.06
Trade
Import ban
Extended the ban on the import of milk and milk products from China for one [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.06
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Allocated second tranche – 74 250 tonnes – of 2014 import quota of 110 000 tonnes. [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed
2014.06
Production
Sector development
Provided grant for the development of disease-resistant and herbicide-tolerant confectionary sunflower hybrids that meet the [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2014.06
Trade
Import restrictions
Ended import restrictions on sunflower oil from Ukraine
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds and vegetable oil
2014.06
Production
Sector development
Approved a 2-year programme promoting the development of the nation’s oilseed production and vegetable oil [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All vegetable oils
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maintained prices for essential consumer goods – including cooking oils – frozen until November 2014. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.05
Stocks
Stock release
Halted sales from government stockpiles, in a bid to ease downward pressure on domestic quotations. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.05
Production
Government procurement
Instructed relevant government agencies to ready Baht 90 billion (USD 2.8 billion) to settle all [...]

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.