Marchés et commerce

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Released 38 072 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 74 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Released 29 123 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 80 [...]
European Union
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2012.11
Trade
Import tariff
Suspention of import duties on wheat of low and medium quality and feed barley extended [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.11
Stocks
Releasing stocks
Approval od 500 000 tonnes from government stocks through retail outlets, in order to ease [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2012.11
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Expanded sales from grain intervention stocks to all regions, not just Siberia, the Urals and [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2012.11
Trade
Import duty
Remove of 5 percent import tax – from early April until July 2013. 
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Brassica carinata oil
2012.11
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Backed research on industrial applications of carinata oil, including as aviation biofuel.
India
Rice
All
2012.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 500 000 tonnes of rice and an equal amount of [...]
Denmark
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.11
Other
Health policy
Repealed one-year old tax on fat consumption as it did not produced the changes sought. [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.11
Trade
Import ban
Suspended temporarily the importation of poultry and other poultry products from Australia because of the [...]

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.