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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Grains
All
2019.05
Trade
Import tariff
Raised tariffs from 10 percent (imposed in 2018) to 25 percent on approximately USD 200 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off a total of 42 225 tonnes of rice from government stocks through two [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2019.05
Trade
Export ban
Increased the sale of government-purchased maize and imposed a temporary ban on maize exports, in [...]
United States of America
Rice
All
2019.05
Trade
Import tariff
Increased the additional import tariff imposed on 24 September 2018 on a range of imported [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 502 343 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.05
Production
Production support
Released the budget for the Rural Insurance Premium Programme 2019, allocating BRL 125 million (USD [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2019.05
Trade
Export policy
Adopted Decree 208/2019 approving new export-based tax incentives for small and medium enterprise (SMEs). The [...]
India
Rice
All
2019.05
Trade
Trade agreement, export restrictions
Decided that 89 454 tonnes of rice exports to the Republic of Maldives, along with [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2019.05
Production
Support prices, price controls
Set the producer price ceiling for wet paddy harvested between April 2019 and September 2019 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 338 890 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 7 [...]

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.