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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Government procurement
Instructed state governments to reduce quantities procured from millers under statutory levy to a maximum [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Established, price floors and ceilings for all qualities of rice along the entire value chain, [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 4.2 million tonnes of wheat and 2.0 million tonnes of [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Stock release
Declared that the Government would release rice from state reserves should producer prices exceed Reals [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Government procurement
Announced plans to purchase 1.0 million tonnes of summer-autumn rice from farmers, starting 15 June [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Import quota
Announced that it would import 9 200 tonnes of rice from regional suppliers and impose [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Development of producer organizations
Adopted a law on farmer cooperatives, laying down guidelines for their establishment and recognition. Cooperatives [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.05
Other
Sector policy framework, production, consumption and marketing
Set in place a transitional mechanism to phase out the price support system for rice. [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Export restrictions
Announced that rice exports would not be permitted until the September start to the 2013 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) would distribute three additional monthly rations of rice [...]

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.