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
Paraguay
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Export ban lifted
Announced all government-registered abattoirs in Paraguay are now able to market beef to Chile, following [...]
Pakistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.07
Trade
Import policy
Introduced tax on rapeseed imports with a view to encourage domestic production of oilseeds.
Senegal
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Imposed caps on edibile oil retail prices in the Dakar region to protect consumers. [...]
India
Grains
All
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved the National Food Security Bill through an executive order. Parliamentary approval is still [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized wheat and rice for distribution [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2013.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Barter agreement reached between Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran that will see wheat [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Gave approval to the National Food Authority to sell well-milled rice, in addition to regular [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2013.07
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that the Paddy Marketing Board would release 50 000 tonnes of paddy for processing [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.07
Production
Government procurement
Revoked the 20 percent price cut on paddy pledging prices, which had been approved twelve [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.07
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that it would accelerate public stock releases. Starting in July, between 500 000 tonnes [...]

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.