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
Guyana
Rice
All
2023.03
Production
Production support, export promotion, tax policy
Mediated at an agreement between sector representatives that would have millers pay rice farmers a [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2023.03
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it would leave the ceiling on publicly-procured volumes at 50 million tonnes of [...]
Serbia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2023.02
Trade
Import tariff
Announced the introduction of an import tax of RSD 15 (USD 0.14) per litre of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2023.02
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Announced that the government procurement price for early Indica paddy harvested during the 2023/24 season [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2023.02
Production
Production support, tax policy
Decided to revise the Social Security Contribution Levy Act No 25 of 2022 in order [...]
Türkiye
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2023.02
Production
Government support
Allocated TRY 13.8 billion (USD 731.2 million) to support farmers affected by earthquakes. TRY 33.4 [...]
Türkiye
Meat
All
2023.02
Production
Government Support
Allocated TRY 13.8 billion (USD 731.2 million) to support farmers affected by earthquakes, including those [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2023.02
Trade
Import duty
Reintroduced, with immediate effect, the customs duty on ethanol imports which had been abolished in [...]
Egypt
Grains
Maize
2023.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced guaranteed prices for white maize at EGP 9 000 (USD 296) per tonne and [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize
2023.02
Other
GMO policy
Removed the deadline (previously set at January 2024) to ban the use of genetically-modified (GM) [...]

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.