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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Malaysia
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.01
Trade
Elimination of import ban
Elimination of ban on imports of beef and beef products from the European Union (introduced [...]
Philippines
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.01
Trade
Elimination of import ban
Last BSE ban on European beef imports lifted (ban introduced in 2000)
Taiwan Province of China
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.01
Other
Food safety measures
New residue testing measures for ractopamine (a feed additive) in beef implemented.
Ethiopia
Grains
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maximum consumer prices established for 17 basic commodity items, including bread, rice, imported milk, pasta [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Open market sales resumed, providing up to 5 kg of rice per person at a [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2011.01
Production
Support prices
Real 303 million (USD 171 million) allocated to fund support measures for southern states through [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import quota
Approved 40 000 tonnes of imports from Andean Community members between February and April 2011. [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.01
Other
Sector policy framework, production, consumption and marketing
Fixed producer prices to be phased out, with public support to the sector to concentrate [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.01
Production
Support prices
Court order annuls 17 percent reduction in producer prices to Colones 20 050 per 73.6/kg [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports prohibited with immediate effect.

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.