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
South Africa
Meat
All
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Ban on the export of meat and live animals due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak [...]
South Africa
Meat
Live animals
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Ban on the export of meat and live animals due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2011.02
Trade
Export quota
Additional wheat and maize export quota, allowing 1 million tonnes of wheat and 7 million [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Food grains sold by government at subsidized prices to 300 000 most vulnerable civil servants. [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2011.02
Production
Government procurement
Major state-linked grain buyers suspended purchases in order to combat food inflation.
European Union
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2011.02
Trade
Import duty
Import duties on low and medium quality wheat and feed barley suspended until 20 June [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Supplementary Fair Price Card programme launched to provide eligible households with up to 20 kg [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Targeted distributions of foodgrains to fourth class government workers launched.
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2011.02
Production
Production support
Package of Yuan 12.9 billion (USD 2.0 billion) allocated for drought mitigation measures.
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2011.02
Stocks
Stock release
65 000 tonnes of rice from public reserves to be released to the feed industry, [...]

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.