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
2012.05
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Australia-Malaysia: signed Free trade Agreement 22 May to take effect 1 January 2013. Under the [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Whey and whey products
2012.05
Trade
Export regulations
Amended the policy for the export of casein and casein products, moving them from “prohibited” [...]
Mexico
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2012.05
Consumption and marketing
State Market Regulation
Published two official norms related to the regulation of dairy products on 3 May 2012: [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2012.05
Trade
Import ban relaxed
Relaxed some restrictions on the import of cheese and allowed some imports with compulsory laboratory [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Set a procurement target of 900 000 tonnes of Boro rice and 150 000 tonnes [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Import quota
Approved the importation of 35 000 tonnes of paddy from Andean Community to be brought [...]
Cuba
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced that USD 450 million would be invested in the sector through 2016, to purchase [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Support prices
Following agreement by the Rice Consultative Council, raised paddy producer prices by 7 percent to [...]
India
Grains
All
2012.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 6.0 million tonnes of subsidized grains for distribution to above [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, to come into force in January 2013. Under the [...]

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.