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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 369 278 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 26 [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2019.02
Trade
Import quota
Renewed a bilateral trade agreement with Cambodia granting a 300 000 tonne annual duty-free import [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.02
Production
Support prices
Announced that government procurement prices for paddy would remain unchanged during the 2019 season at [...]
United States of America
Grains
All
2019.02
Trade
Import tariff
Delayed the scheduled 1 March 2019 increase in tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2019.02
Production
Production support
Announced that a fund of BRL 500 (USD 129) million would be availed through the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.02
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 4 393 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 503 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Fixed the wheat procurement target at 35.7 million tonnes for the 2019/20 marketing year, starting [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Published the No.1 Central Document of 2019, a policy statement that included a commitment to [...]
Haiti
Rice
All
2019.02
Trade
Import policy
Announced that it would waive turnover taxes (taxe sur le chiffre d'affaires) on 60 000 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.02
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 1 054 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 342 527 [...]

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.