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India |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Signed the National Food Security Bill into law, following receipt of parliamentary approval in August. [...] |
India |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized foodgrains for distribution to Below [...] |
Indonesia |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Stocks |
Stock-holding policy |
Announced that it would allocate Rupiah 2 trillion (USD 180 million) to increase public rice [...] |
Philippines |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Trade |
Import quota |
Declared that rice imports in 2014 would be kept within the minimum access volume (MAV) [...] |
Thailand |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Announced that the Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) would open bids for 200 000 tonnes of [...] |
Viet Nam |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Production |
Production target |
Announced that it would encourage farmers to substitute rice with alternative crops, in particular maize [...] |
Viet Nam |
Rice |
All |
2013.09 |
Trade |
Minimum export prices |
Lowered the minimum export price for 25 percent broken rice by USD 15 to USD [...] |
Brazil |
Rice |
All |
2013.08 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Released 32 486 tonnes of paddy from public inventories through two auctions held on 6 [...] |
Comoros |
Rice |
All |
2013.08 |
Trade |
Import agreement |
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Viet Nam for the provision of 60 000 tonnes [...] |
Japan |
Rice |
All |
2013.08 |
Other |
Futures trade |
Extended the rice futures trial listing on the Osaka Dojima Commodity Exchange by two years. [...] |
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. |
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