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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Production support
Extended the marketing assistance program launched in December 2013 by two additional month. Producers in [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Extended the storage incentive programme, expired on 30 December 2013, to 31 March 2014. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.01
Stocks
Stock release
Granted permission for the care-taker government to resume the release of rice from government stocks. [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 90 298 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 100 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.01
Trade
Import agreement
Renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viet Nam, giving Bangladesh the option to import up [...]
Ghana
Rice
All
2014.01
Trade
Import restrictions
In response to reports suggesting that the ban on rice imports via land borders had [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2014.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that subsidized Super Tempatan 15 (ST15) rice would only be distributed in selected outlets [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Support prices
Set paddy producer prices at Ringgit 1200 per tonne (USD 366). The measure will [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Production support
Raised direct area payments to rice farmers under the Rice Income Compensation Act by 13 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.12
Trade
Import quota
Extended to 31 January 2014 the permissible period of arrival of imports undertaken as part [...]

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.