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
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Production
Price Support
Increase of the dollar-based reference price for locally produced wheat by 37 percent, in order [...]
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2013.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban it had imposed in early January on the import of pork, poultry [...]
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban it had imposed in early January on the import of pork, poultry [...]
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Restricted temporarily imports from the one specific poultry farm in Ukraine, and introduced enhanced [...]
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Approved imports of poultry from two processing plants in Brazil, in a first concrete step [...]
Russia
Meat
Live animals
2013.03
Production
State market intervention
Approved, with Resolution Nr 338, the disbursement of subsidies from the 2013 federal budget to [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2013.03
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pork from Brazil, on claims that various companies from Brazil [...]
European Union
Sugar
Sugar and isoglucose
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Taxes
Adopted on 22 March 2013. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 281/2013 laying down measures with [...]
India
Sugar
All
2013.03
Trade
Quotas
Millers are permitted to sell 10,4 million tonnes of non-levy sugar from April to September [...]
Pakistan
Sugar
All
2013.03
Trade
Export subsidy and taxes
Freight subsidy of Rs 1.75/kg ($18/ton) approved by the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet [...]

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.