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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Venezuela
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.08
Trade
Market access
The government concluded an agreement with companies in Uruguay to supply 260 000 tonnes of foodstuffs, [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2015.08
Production
State market intervention
Approved USD 176 million subsidy on interest payments for short-term loans to develop dairy cattle [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered the export tax levied on non-parboiled rice, unpolished and not glazed (MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.07
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that it would put off plans to release 1.29 million tonnes of deteriorated rice [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.07
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it had allocated LKR 6 billion (USD 42 million) to purchase 120 000 [...]
Nepal
Rice
All
2015.07
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Allotted NPR 26.68 billion (USD 248 million) to the agricultural sector, as part of its [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.07
Production
Water rationing
Decided to cut the discharge of water from dams serving the Chao Phraya Basin from [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.07
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Announced that, effective 15 July 2015, Lak Sathosa outlets would sell rice at lower rates [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Guyanese officials announced that Venezuelan authorities had informed them that they did not intend to [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2015.07
Production
Minimum support prices
Adjusted minimum support prices (MSPs) for the 2016/17 season (2015/16 season for Brazil) to be [...]

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.