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
Benin
Rice
All
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Launched a subsidized sales programme for rice and maize. The initiative will see close [...]
Jamaica
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Production target
Announced a rice development programme with the aim of substituting 15 percent of the country’'s [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Following consultations with industry stakeholders, set ceilings on retail prices of rice and other basic [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Production support
Earmarked US$4.2 million (taka 350 million) to support Aus crop cultivation during the 2012 season. [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices/Production support
Set paddy support prices at US$425–-446 per tonne (pesos 2 000-–2 100 per 120 kilos) [...]
Canada
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Introduced subsidies to grain handlers for the shipment of grain through the Arctic port, Churchill, [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices
Raised paddy producer prices by 24 percent to US$581 per tonne (Bolivars 2.50 per kilo) [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice to US$450 per tonne, and to [...]
European Union
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.04
Trade
Import ban
Lifted the eight-year ban on the imports of fresh chicken meat from Thailand, effective July [...]
European Union
Meat
Pig meat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Cut export refunds on processed pork to zero; lowered export refunds on beef carcasses from [...]

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.