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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 14 July 2020. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 78 956 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.8 million [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
In an effort to quell increases in domestic quotations, announced that supplies from state reserves [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 317 503 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 7 July 2020, through an [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 74 359 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.81 [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the exemption of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community on [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the exemption of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community on [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the import tariff, customs fee and value added tax suspension on non-parboiled paddy (except [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.06
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 30 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced a five-month extension to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana programme, originally scheduled [...]

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.