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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Meat
Live animals
2012.09
Production
State market intervention
Expanded USD 11.8 million in additional financial and technical assistance to help crop and livestock [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.09
Stocks
Stock release
Released 58 959 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 18 [...]
Namibia
Rice
All
2012.09
Production
Foreign assistance
Approved the renewal of a cooperation agreement with Viet Nam for the provision of technical [...]
Namibia
Rice
All
2012.09
Production
Production support
Announced expansionary plans for the Kalimbeza Rice Project, including investment in irrigation infrastructure and storage [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2012.09
Trade
Import restrictions
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Customs Union imposed temporary export restrictions on 5 Ukrainian dairy producers as of 4 [...]
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2012.09
Consumption and marketing
Food safety measures
Placed a ban on adding colostrum to infant formula milk powder or infant foods.
Turkey
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2012.09
Trade
Import measure
Approved duty-free import of 1 million tonnes of wheat and 500 000 of maize and barley [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2012.09
Trade
Other export restriction
Established voluntary and informal agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Grain Trade Unions on [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2012.09
Trade
Export quota
Approved additional 2.75 million tonnes of maize export from 2011/2012 crop, for a total of [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2012.09
Production
Minimum support price
Increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat by 10 percent, to CNY 2.240 per tonne [...]

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.