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Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.10
Trade
Export Duty
Government is considering to impose export taxes if shipments of grains exceed 24/25 million [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting states to impose stock holding limits and licensing requirements on rice and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Production support
Flood-affected farmers to receive compensation of Baht 3 659 per rai (USD 738/ha) of lost [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Maximum selling prices to consumers raised to Bolivars 5.62 per kg (USD 1 307/tonne) in [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2011.09
Production
Government procurement/ Input programme
Grain Marketing Board grants about USD 10 million to pay farmers who delivered maize to its [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2011.09
Stocks
Stock Release
Release of additional 3.7 million tonnes of maize (following the sale of 100 000 tonnes [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed oil
2011.09
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policies
Approved use of Canadian rapeseed oil in US biodiesel production and consumption
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2011.09
Other
Environmental policy
Promoted public / private partnerships to further conversion of waste products from milling process into [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2011.09
Production
Market support
Granted support payments for private storage to address short-term marketing problems
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2011.09
Trade
Export policy
Vegetable oil exports temporarily banned to prevent domestic shortages.

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.