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
Singapore
Meat
Pig meat
2022.09
Trade
Market access
Authorized imports from three Argentinian pig meat packing plants.
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2022.09
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it would purchase 450 000 tonnes of rice from the 2022 harvest, between [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2022.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised the procurement price of local wheat by 13.6 percent, from EGP 800 to EGP 1 000 per ardeb [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Wheat
2022.08
Trade
Export duty
Launched, through the Moscow Exchange, wheat index futures and options trading linked to the exchange [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2022.08
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Decided to set a maximum selling price of EGP 15 (USD 0.76) per kg for [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2022.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 609 164 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 30 August 2022. [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2022.08
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
As part of its Interim Budget allocations, announced it would take steps to write-off LKR [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Grains
2022.08
Production
Production support
Granted subsidies worth CNY 10 billion (USD 1.46 billion) to grain producers. CNY 6.5 billion [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Grains
2022.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Published Decree No. 2369-r allocating RUB 10 billion (USD 163.3 million) in financial grants to Russian farmers. [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2022.08
Trade
Import ban
Suspended a pig meat facility in the United States of America, based in the State [...]

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.