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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Self-sufficiency plan
Development strategy for rice approved by Parliament. The document envisages the country attaining self-sufficiency in [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Set ceiling prices on non-fragrant broken rice along with other products. In the case of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Government procurement
Confirmed intentions to extend the paddy pledging program to 2013/14 crops. The scheme is expected [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Import restrictions
Announced that it would step-up border protection in order to curb rice smuggling. All rice [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Stock release
Announced plans to expedite the release of rice from Government stocks to domestic and international [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Production support
Approved a one-time subsidy for the 2013 summer crop cycle. Producers are to receive Bolívares [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Trade agreement
Governments of Guyana and Venezuela agreed to renew the PetroCaribe rice trade agreement for an [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Support prices
Paddy support prices set at Pesos 2 150 - 2 250 per 120 kilo [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that effective January 2014, rations under the public subsidized distribution scheme (Raskin) will be [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar for the annual provision of up to 500 [...]

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.