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
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2012.01
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts
Set producer price floor of US$319–414 (pesos 1 850-–1 950) per tonne, and a ceiling [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Export quota
Provided government approval for export of 45 000 tonnes of rice.
Indonesia
Rice
All
2012.01
Production
Production support
Set allocation of US$990 million (rupiah 9 trillion) for state companies to bring 100 000 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Import agreement
Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar to purchase 200 000 tonnes of rice annually.
Botswana
Meat
Pig meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed import ban on South African pork and pig products after outbreak of African Swine [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Export taxes
Extended exemption of taxes on rice exports and other commodities to 14 July 2012.
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspension of imports of live poultry and poultry products from parts of neighbouring Shenzhen (China) [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Cut beef import quota for 2012, from 50,000 - 60,000 tonnes per year to [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Live animals
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Lowed the quota for live cattle imports from 520,000 to 280,000 head.
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2012.01
Production
Foreign agricultural investment
Announced a six-year project by the government and Chinese investors to put 135 000 ha [...]

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.