Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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From year
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2012.03
Production
Budgetary allocations, Production support
Raised 2012 budgetary allocations to the agricultural sector by 18 percent to US$189 billion [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Import duties
Lowered import duties on husked rice (excluding basmati)from euro 42.5 to euro 30 (US$40) per [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Raised allotments to the “Bringing the Green Revolution in Eastern India” (BGREI) programme by US$115 [...]
Japan
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Cultivation limits
Revised safety threshold of concentration of radioactive caesium down to 100 Becquerels per kilogram, applicable [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2012.03
Consumption and marketing
Import tariffs, taxes, trade, consumer prices
Suspended VAT taxes and import duties on rice from 1 March to 31 May. A [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, credit, stocks
Established US$222 million (rupees 28.5 billion) worth of credit to facilitate public and private sector [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Reduced minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice to US$425, and to US$400 per [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Announced that member companies of the Vietnam Food Association will purchase 1.0 million tonnes paddy, [...]
Argentina
Meat
Pig meat
2012.03
Trade
Import restrictions
Implemented import restrictions requiring exporters to apply for import licenses .
Azerbaijan
Meat
Live animals
2012.03
Trade
Import access
Azerbaijan ports opened to Canadian live cattle exports.

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.