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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2021.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Launched an Action Plan to reform commodity price review and control mechanisms. The plan aims [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2021.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned maize imports with immediate effect, suspending import licences for maize grain, maize meal and [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2021.05
Production
Subsidies support
Increased its subsidy for di-ammonium phosphate from INR 500 (USD 6.8) to INR 1 200 [...]
Turkey
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2021.05
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced an increase of 36 percent for the wheat minimum purchase price at TRY 2 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2021.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Extended the deadline for wheat procurement by more 15 days so that a maximum number [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.05
Trade
Export ban
Suspended bovine meat exports for 30 days, aiming to contain rising domestic prices.
Namibia
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa due to an HPAI outbreak. [...]
Philippines
Meat
Pig meat
2021.05
Trade
Tariff rate
Increased yearly tariff rate quota from 54 210 to 254 210 metric tonnes and lowered [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2021.05
Trade
Import quota, import tariff
Decided that a uniform Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff rate of 35 percent would be [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.05
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 155 007 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.81 million [...]

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.