Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Rice mechanization programme announced with a Pesos 16 billion allocation (USD 369 million), to provide [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2011.06
Other
Processing and trading
Rice certification, storage, packaging, quality standards and regulations issued.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2011.05
Stocks
State reserves
State reserves reconstituted after sales to check rise in consumer prices
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2011.05
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policies
Government-set retail price for biodiesel raised to stimulate domestic production and sales
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2011.05
Trade
Import tariff
10% import duty on rice suspended.
Taiwan Province of China
Grains
Maize
2011.05
Trade
Import tariff
50 percent tariff reduction on maize and soybeans imports (introduced in December 2010) extended [...]
United Republic of Tanzania
Grains
All
2011.05
Trade
Export ban
Ban on food exports reintroduced for at least three months in order to limit price [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2011.05
Trade
Export quota
Export duties of 9 percent to replace export quotas from June to December 2011.
Ukraine
Grains
All
2011.05
Trade
Export taxes
Grains export quota system abolished and export taxes introduced: 9 percent for wheat – [...]
Venezuela
Grains
Maize
2011.05
Production
State market intervention
Producer support price increased 30 percent for maize, rice and soybeans.

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.