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
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.04
Trade
Import restrictions
Reporting of imports of pork, mutton, beef and their by-products onto the list of bulk [...]
South Africa
Meat
All
2011.04
Trade
Elimination of export ban
Export ban on red meat lifted; live animals still under the export ban.
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.04
Trade
Export ban
Poultry meat exports suspended following an outbreak of avian flu at ostrich farms in the [...]
Egypt
Grains
All
2011.04
Consumption and marketing
Subsidies
Additional EGP 10 million (USD 168 million) allocated for food subsidies until the end [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.04
Trade
Import agreement
Memorandum of Understanding signed with Viet Nam, giving Bangladesh priority in the provision of up [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production support
Government to provide 537 000 farmers with free fertilizers, in order to boost Aus crop [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.04
Production
State market intervention
Government procurement price of wheat increased 4.5 percent to 11.7 rupees (USD 264) per tonne, to [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Support prices
Prices under three state purchasing programmes raised by TWN 3 per kg to TWN 20.6-26 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.04
Trade
Import tariff
Rupiah 450/kg (USD 50/tonne) rice import duty reinstituted, following a three-month suspension.
Japan
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Cultivation limits
Rice cultivation to be banned in regions were soil samples show traces of radioactive caesium [...]

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.