Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
All
2013.03
Trade
Import duties
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Customs Union increased the import duties on certain types of cheese by 5–10 percent [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that government will buy 900 000 tonnes of rice and 150 000 tonnes of [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Production support
Allocated Taka 430 million (USD 5.4 million) to support Aus crop cultivation during the 2013 [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Extended the subsidized sales programme for rice and maize for a second round. Locally produced [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Exonerated products composing the basic food basket, including rice, from Social Integration Program (PIS), Contribution [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Agreed to institute reference floor/ceiling prices for paddy. Producers are to receive a minimum of [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Cultivation limits
Declared that sufficient irrigation water would be provided to cultivate 1.76 million feddans (739 000 [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2013.03
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viet Nam for the annual provision of 300 000 [...]
Iraq
Rice
All
2013.03
Trade
Import requirements
Agreed to modify tender specifications for rice originating in the United States. Certification of non-GMO [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.03
Trade
Import quota
Announced plans to import 187 000 tonnes of rice by 30 June 2013, as part [...]

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.