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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2013.11
Trade
Export promotion
As part of its 2014 budgetary allocations, announced plans to donate 50 000 tonnes of [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.11
Trade
Import quota
Approved imports of 500 000 tonnes of rice to refurbish inventories and service relief operations [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2013.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
The government provided details on its plan to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat for 2019, which [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Ethanol
2013.11
Production
Producer subsidies
EPA proposes reduced Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014.
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2013.11
Production
Foreign agricultural investment
Signed a partnership agreement with the Singaporean Export Trading Group (ETG) and sector representatives to, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2013.11
Trade
Trade
China has agreed to allow imports of Brazilian maize.
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2013.11
Consumption and marketing
Labelling
Imposed restaurants and hospitality sector to serve olive oil only in its original packaging, [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.11
Production
Renewable energy policy
Proposed to maintain mandatory consumption of biomass-based diesel at the same level as this [...]
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2013.11
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Reduced TRQ for fresh, chilled and frozen pork and pork trimmings (from 47 200 tonnes in [...]
Iraq
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on imports of poultry from Arkansas which had been imposed following a [...]

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.