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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided to extend the 2020 Boro procurement drive by two weeks to 15 September 2020, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.2 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 25 August 2020. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 171 041 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.82 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 469 777 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 18 August 2020, through an [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.08
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Adjusted Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) for imported rice, raising them by 2.0 and 2.4 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 150 214 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.82 [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2020.08
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Allotted COP 29 billion (USD 7.5 million) to implement the storage incentive programme for 2020 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.08
Trade
Trade agreement, export restrictions
Decided that 102 872 tonnes of rice would be exported to the Maldives, along with [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.08
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 2.21 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 11 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.08
Trade
Export requirements
Decided that Certificate of Inspections by the Export Inspection Council/ Export Inspection Agency would 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.