Marchés et commerce

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2013.10
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports from 10 meat processing plants in Brazil due to concern over the presence [...]
Russian Federation
Rice
All
2013.10
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Imposed temporary import restrictions on quarantine products of high phytosanitary risk, including rice, originated in [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2013.10
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports from Lithuania, as a result of health and safety concerns.
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.10
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Raised the price that the government will pay to farmers for wheat next year to [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2013.10
Production
Production support
Agreed to establish a Pesos 5 million (USD 860 000) revolving fund together with sector [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2013.10
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided with industry representatives that the state enterprise EMAPA would procure supplies from the 2014 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.10
Production
Production support
Stated that the federal government had no plans to provide official incentives to produce ethanol [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2013.10
Trade
Import agreement
A memorandum of understanding signed between the state trading enterprise, COFCO, and Thai traders to [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2013.10
Other
Futures trade
Approved the listing of japonica and late indica rice futures in the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange. [...]
Ghana
Rice
All
2013.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Announced that, effective 1 November 2013, rice imports would only be permitted through the ports [...]

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.