Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.12
Stocks
Stock release
Released 66 555 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 70 [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.12
Production
Support prices
Delayed the elimination of fixed producer and consumer prices for rice, originally foreseen for 1 [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2013.12
Production
Production support, sector policy framework
Adopted the common agricultural policy (CAP) reform package providing an agricultural policy framework for the [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Maize
2013.12
Trade
Import Tariff
Republic of South Korea eliminated the wheat import duty on shipments from Australian wheat.
Mexico
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2013.12
Trade
Import Tariff
Announced the reintroduction of a 20%, import tariff on white maize, which was abolished in [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2013.12
Trade
Import Tariff/Import Subsidy
Suspended the import duty for common wheat (45%) from January 1, 2014 until April 30, [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.12
Stocks
Stock release
Released 39 876 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 50 [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2013.12
Production
Production support
Decided to extend a Pesos 100 000 (USD 49) per tonne assistance package for [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2013.12
Trade
Market regulation
Approved Chongqing, a municipality directly under the Central Government, to be China’s first inland meat [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2013.12
Trade
Market regulation
Agreed to maintain support for EU beef production through maintaining the budget for coupled payments [...]

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.