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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Kazakhstan
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.06
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Allocated second tranche – 74 250 tonnes – of 2014 import quota of 110 000 tonnes. [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed
2014.06
Production
Sector development
Provided grant for the development of disease-resistant and herbicide-tolerant confectionary sunflower hybrids that meet the [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2014.06
Trade
Import restrictions
Ended import restrictions on sunflower oil from Ukraine
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds and vegetable oil
2014.06
Production
Sector development
Approved a 2-year programme promoting the development of the nation’s oilseed production and vegetable oil [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All vegetable oils
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maintained prices for essential consumer goods – including cooking oils – frozen until November 2014. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.05
Stocks
Stock release
Halted sales from government stockpiles, in a bid to ease downward pressure on domestic quotations. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.05
Production
Government procurement
Instructed relevant government agencies to ready Baht 90 billion (USD 2.8 billion) to settle all [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2014.05
Production
Production adjustment program
Announced that under a new program, the Government would promote quinoa cultivation as an alternative [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.05
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 450 000 tonnes of rice from government stocks through an open tender [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.05
Production
Production support
Extended the marketing assistance program, which provides Pesos 100 000 (USD 52) per tonne of [...]

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.