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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2011.11
Trade
Import tariff and import ban
Tariff increse for imported wheat to promote the substitution of wheat flour with 40 percent [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2011.11
Trade
Export quota
Additional exports of 2.7 million tonnes of wheat approved from 2010/11 crop.
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.11
Trade
Import agreement
Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand, giving Indonesia priority in the provision of up to [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2011.11
Stocks
Government procurement, strategic reserve
Announced purchase of 500 000 tonnes of paddy from local markets by government and traders, [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.11
Production
Government procurement
Approved on-farm storage plan for volumes mortgaged under the Paddy Pledging Program. The scheme covered [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.10
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting states to impose stock holding limits and licensing requirements on rice and [...]
Azerbaijan
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.10
Trade
Import ban
Ban on poultry from Iran
Ukraine
Meat
All
2011.10
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of meat from Nicaragua, Uruguay, Israel due to desease outbreaks in those [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Pig meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]

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.