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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.03
Production
Production support
Announced that some 460 000 farmers cultivating Aus rice on 61 000 hectares (ha) during [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Trade
Import quota
Announced an agreement with the United States to implement a duty-free tariff quota (TRQ) for [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.03
Stocks
Stock release
Put 342 319 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 19 March 2019, [...]
Canada
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Production
Production support
Improved a maize production insurance plan under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help maize farmers [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Released 5 222 bags of maize out of the 3.5 million bags currently held as [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 497 661 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 14 [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Production
Production support
Approved a new biotechnology variety, the Powercore Ultra Enlist, which improves pest management in the [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2019.03
Production
Cultivation limits
Announced that it would raise the area limit on rice cultivation from 824 000 feddans [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 5 178 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 369 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved new minimum guarantee prices for all wheat grain and seed varieties for the agricultural [...]

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.