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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.07
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised the minimum export price for 25 percent broken rice by USD 10 to USD [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved the release of 10.0 million tonnes of wheat and 500 000 tonnes of rice [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.06
Trade
Minimum export prices
Lowered the minimum export price for 35 percent broken rice by USD 5 to USD [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.06
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, Government procurement
As part of its 2013/2014 budgetary allocations, set aside Taka 90 billion (USD 1.2 billion) [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.06
Trade
Import tariffs
Announced that it would maintain import duty exemptions on rice and set an import target [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2013.06
Trade
Export restrictions
Announced that rice export permits would not be issued in 2013, in order to ensure [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.06
Production
Minimum support prices
Approved new minimum support prices (MSP) for the 2014/15 season (2013/14 season for Brazil) to [...]
Burundi
Rice
All
2013.06
Trade
Import tariff
Decided to apply an import duty of 30 percent for milled/semi-milled rice until 30th June [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2013.06
Production
Food safety measures
Declared that a national soil survey would be carried out to probe the extend of [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2013.06
Trade
Import requirements, treatment of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Extended an earlier decision laying down testing requirements for presence of unauthorized genetically modified strains [...]

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.