Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From month
From year
To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Pig meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]
Canada
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2011.10
Other
Privatization
The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act (draft legislation) removing the Canadian Wheat Board\'s (CWB) [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2011.10
Production
Government procurement from farmers and Minimum support price
EGP 11 billion (USD 1.8 billion) allocated for the purchase of wheat from farmers in [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2011.10
Trade
Import ban
Import ban on wheat of Ukrainian origin lifted.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2011.10
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Memorandum of Understanding on ASEAN + 3 Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) signed, to establish a [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2011.10
Trade
Other import measure
National Rail Company will lease 5 500 grain wagons from Russia, to resolve any rail [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2011.10
Trade
Import tariff
Import tariff on soft wheat will be suspended between 15 November and 31 December 2011, [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2011.10
Production
Production target
Rice reduction plan to continue into 2012, with paddy plantings cut by 40 000 ha. [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2011.10
Trade
Import agreement
Memorandum of Understanding signed with Viet Nam, guaranteeing provision of 800 000 tonnes of rice [...]

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.