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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
All
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the provision of 5 kg of rice, wheat and coarse grains per person per [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.04
Trade
Export ban
Suspended bovine meat exports temporarily to guarantee domestic supply and prevent prices from rising.
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2021.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided that it would buy 650 000 tonnes of paddy from producers, as well as [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2021.04
Production
Government support
Announced a regionalization strategy, which involves splitting the country into five regions and giving greater [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Feed use guidelines
Issued guidelines calling on reduced use of maize and soybean meal in pig and poultry [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Released new guidelines to reduce the amount of maize and soymeal used in meal for [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2021.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand, under which Bangladesh would have the option to [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2021.04
Trade
Import duty
Announced a suspension of maize import duty until the end of 2021.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Grains
Wheat
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Doubled the wheat procurement price to IRR 50 000 per kg (USD 210 per tonne). [...]
Ghana
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.04
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of poultry meat from the Russian Federation, which was imposed [...]

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.