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
Nigeria
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Customs valuation
Set the benchmark price for customs valuation at USD 699 per tonne, applicable during the [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced plans to purchase 20 000 tonnes from small-scale farmers in main producing regions through [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Approved measures to arrest the conversion of area dedicated to rice cultivation to other uses, [...]
Burundi
Grains
Flour
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Removed import taxes on basic foods, including maize flour and wheat flour.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Trade
Import ban
Removed import ban on Argentine maize (by the General Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine), [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.05
Other
Food assistance
Increased supplies of subsidized wheat and rice for state-run welfare programmes by 10 million tonnes to [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.05
Trade
Import restrictions lifted
Resumed the import of the poultry from mainland provinces after bird flu.
India
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Production
Minimum support prices
Increased MSP for a number of crops, in order to boost production of summer sown [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Arable land
2012.05
Other
Land taxation
Carried out revaluation of agricultural land with a view to raise real estate taxation.
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2012.05
Trade
Subsidies
Provided a government subsidy of USD 27 per tonnes until the end of the marketing [...]

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.