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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Established 18 wheat procurement centres in Rawalpindi division in order to procure 50 000 wheat [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a memorandum of mutual understanding with Venezuela in the field of agricultural purchases.
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the acquisition of 200 000 ha of farmland in Western Australia\'s wheat belt.
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.04
Trade
Import quota, import tariff
Issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11203, which liberalized rice imports, [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.04
Production
Production support, stock-holding policy, government procurement
Issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11203, which liberalized rice imports, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 504 296 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 4 April 2019. [...]
Ghana
Grains
All
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the benchmark values for all imports by 50 percent, in order to make ports [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Allowed the import of feed grade maize at a concessional import duty of 15 percent, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 338 482 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 2 [...]
Argentina
Meat
Pig meat
2019.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced a deal with Chinese authorities to export pig meat to China from 25 of [...]

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.