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
Senegal
Rice
All
2022.11
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
In line with announced efforts to aid consumers cope with increases in the price of [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2022.11
Trade
Safeguard measures
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a ruling annulling a 2019 regulation [...]
United States of America
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2022.11
Production
Government support
Announced plans to purchase diverse food products, including dairy meat and poultry, to support activities [...]
Guinea-Bissau
Rice
All
2022.11
Trade
Import plan
According to official statements to the press, it planned to import 60 000 tonnes of [...]
India
Rice
All
2022.11
Trade
Export ban
Amended the 8 September 2022 order that imposed an export ban on broken rice, allowing [...]
Nepal
Rice
All
2022.11
Production
Minimum support prices
Approved a 7.8 percent increase in minimum support prices (MSPs) for the 2022/23 season. In [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2022.11
Trade
Import ban
Suspended bovine meat imports from three US establishments after detecting ractopamine, a chemical substance that [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2022.11
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided to purchase 300 000 tonnes of paddy and 500 000 tonnes of parboiled rice [...]
India
Rice
All
2022.10
Trade
Export quota, export taxes
Exempted up to 600 000 tonnes of paddy exported to Nepal through customs stations located [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2022.10
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced to sell 40 200 tonnes of wheat from its state reserves. The country already [...]

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.