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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Suspended minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice and raised them for 35 percent [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that government will buy 900 000 tonnes of rice and 150 000 tonnes of [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Production support
Allocated Taka 430 million (USD 5.4 million) to support Aus crop cultivation during the 2013 [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Extended the subsidized sales programme for rice and maize for a second round. Locally produced [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Exonerated products composing the basic food basket, including rice, from Social Integration Program (PIS), Contribution [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2013.03
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Agreed to institute reference floor/ceiling prices for paddy. Producers are to receive a minimum of [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.02
Consumption and marketing
Budgetary allocations, food subsidies
As part of its 2013-2014 budgetary allocations, set aside Rupees 100 billion (USD 1.8 billion) [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Protected geographical indication
Entered Thai “Khao Hom Mali Thung Kula Rong-Hai” rice into the register of protected designations [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.02
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, crop diversification, agricultural credit, storage
Renewed the “Bringing the Green Revolution to Eastern India” (BGREI) scheme through a Rupees 10.0 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Import quota
Signed an agreement with industry representatives in Luzon to combat rice smuggling. The accord envisages [...]

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.