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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.06
Trade
Export duty
Announced that it would raise the export duty on rice bran from 10 percent to [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.49 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 11 [...]
Eswatini
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Raised maize selling price to SZL 4 000 (USD 283) per tonne and the buying [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Government procurement
Decided to purchase an additional 250 000 tonnes of paddy from the 2019 Boro harvest [...]
Russia
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2019.06
Trade
Export requirements
Signed a protocol with China, setting phytosanitary requirements for barley exports to that country. In [...]
Uruguay
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Production support
Announced that it would extend the 15 percent discount on electricity tariffs for rice processors [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Support prices
Raised the reference producer price of paddy by 4 percent to CRC 22 324 per [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Production
Production support 
Recommended a list of 25 pesticides for emergency use against armyworms until December 2020.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 797 900 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.22 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 421 222 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 3 June 2019 through two [...]

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.