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
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Import quota
Announced that it would conduct an open tender on 15 April to import 800 000 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 518 000 tonnes of rice (5 percent white and fragrant) from government stocks through [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Lowered minimum export prices for 25-100 percent broken rice to USD 355 per tonne, down [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Import agreement
Based on Thai official statements, the state trading enterprise, COFCO, signed an agreement to import [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Government procurement
Announced that member companies of the Vietnam Food Association would purchase 1.0 million tonnes of [...]
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2014.03
Trade
Import ban
Imposed temporary ban on the importation of live pigs and pig meat from Ukraine, due [...]
Canada
Meat
Pig meat
2014.03
Trade
Animal welfare regulations
Announced mandatory national pig traceability system, effective 1 July 2014.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.03
Trade
Import access
Approved import of poultry meat from an additional five Brazilian plants, bringing the total number [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.03
Trade
Import ban
Implemented several measures to prevent the spread of the H7N9 virus. Closed its broiler [...]
India
Meat
All
2014.03
Trade
Market regulation
Approved an allocation of USD 44.75 million to the National Livestock Mission, which supports livestock [...]

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.