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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Grains
All
2021.05
Trade
Import policy
Extended the exemption of imports, customs and VAT for a number of commodities, including cereals [...]
India
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release, biofuels
Decided that, for the 2021/22 Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS), a reserve price of rice [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.8 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 30 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2021.04
Production
Production support
Approved a new credit and marketing support mechanism to encourage the expansion of maize and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2021.04
Trade
Export charges
Approved a plan to lower surcharges levied on rice exports to the European Union and [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.04
Production
Government support
Approved the federal budget measure, which includes more than USD 5.2 billion related to agriculture, [...]
Canada
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.04
Production
Production support
Approved the federal budget measure, which includes more than USD 5.2 billion related to agriculture, [...]
India
Rice
All
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that 800 million people covered by the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be [...]
China, Hong Kong SAR
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended poultry meat imports from Sweden (Skåne County) due to an outbreak of HPAI.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 35 533 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.53 [...]

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.