Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Biofuels
Ethanol
2011.06
Production
Producer subsidies
Tax credit and a tariff that subsidizes ethanol production suspended, curtailing subsidies for maize-based biofuel. [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
All
2011.06
Production
Minimum price on food staple food commodities
Producer price set at USD 285 per tonne for maize and all grains. The Grain [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Belarus
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2011.06
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the 5% soymeal import tariff applied under the CIS Customs Union (Russian Federation/Belarus/Kazakhstan) [...]
Malaysia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2011.06
Renewable energy
producer support
State agency allocated funds to five major petrol companies for investment in infrastructure for biodiesel [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maximum beef wholesale and retail prices increased by about 30 percent after three years without [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on live cattle to Indonesia, consequently lifted at the beginning of July [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Production
Subsidies
Subsidy of RMB 2.5 billion for pig breeding resumed to prevent supply shocks and price [...]
European Union
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Other
Animal welfare regulations
Tighter regulations for the protection of chickens kept for meat production

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.