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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Announced that temporary import restrictions on Indian rice would be imposed due to detection of [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Minimum export prices
Set minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice at USD 410 per tonne and [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Export ban
Included non-aromatic rice in the list of items prohibited for export under the country’s export [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2013.02
Production
Support prices
Raised government paddy procurement prices for the 2013 season by 10 percent to Yuan 132 [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2013.02
Consumption and marketing
Reference prices
Approved the institution of reference wholesale prices for a set of 46 products, including selected [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Export licenses
Awarded export licenses for 173 000 tones through a tender held on 14 February 2013. [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 45 416 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 69 [...]
Burundi
Rice
All
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff of the [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled rice and broken rice, in an effort to [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2013.01
Production
Production support, credit
Announced that seasonal loan limits for summer paddy crops would be raised from Kyat 80 [...]

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.