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
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that the Government would import rice and distribute it to local markets at subsidized [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties and taxes on rice.
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.01
Stocks
Stock release
Additional 2 million tonnes of grains from intervention stocks released in regions hit by summer [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Customs valuation
Benchmark price used for customs valuation reduced from USD 640 to USD 560 per tonne. [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import restrictions
Importation of rice through land borders prohibited.
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import agreement
Three-year agreement with Viet Nam renewed, giving the Philippines priority status to buy up to [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2011.01
Stocks
Food stock policy
Wheat reserves set to double over three years to ensure adequate domestic supplies.
Türkiye
Grains
Wheat
2010.12
Trade
Import quota
Import wheat quota of 1 million tonnes at a zero tariff rate allowed to the [...]
Ukraine
Grains
All
2010.12
Trade
Tax
VAT 20 percent refund for grain exporters eliminated from 1 July 2011.
Bhutan
Meat
Poultry meat
2010.12
Trade
Import ban
Ban on poultry imports from Nepal due to AI

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.