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
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2011.08
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Following agreement with industry representatives, 25% broken rice to be sold at no more than [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2011.08
Trade
Export subsidies
Export subsidies introduced on grain shipped to the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, compensating [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2011.08
Trade
Other import measure
Genetically modified maize imports allowed.
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2011.08
Stocks
Food stock policy
Allocation of KES 5 billion (USD 49 million ) to the National Cereals and Produce [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2011.08
Production
Minimum procurement price
National Cereals and Produce Board to buy maize from farmers at a set price of [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.08
Trade
Minimum export prices
Minimum export prices of Sona Masoori, Ponni Samba and Matta rice varieties, permitted for export [...]
Nicaragua
Grains
Maize
2011.08
Trade
Import quota and tariff
Duty free import quota approved for yellow maize equivalent to 8 000 tonnes.
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.08
Trade
Other measures affecting exports
Ban imposed by railway authorities on export grain transport to Black Sea port, Novorossiisk, the [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2011.08
Trade
Export taxes
Rice exports and those of six other commodities to be exempted from 5 percent export [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.08
Production
Production target
Target of putting 650 000 hectares under rice cultivation, as part of Agricultural Transformation Action [...]

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.