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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Production support, procurement, support prices, insurance, credit
Announced that an estimated 100 000 drought-stricken farmers would be provided with credit relief and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Approved the release of 600 000 tonnes of fragrant rice and 500 000 tonnes of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Trade promotion
Ministerial proposals to enhance rice trade cooperation with four other ASEAN nations (Cambodia, Lao PDR, [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Set a procurement target of 250 000 tonnes of parboiled rice and 50 000 tonnes [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Cooperation agreement, import agreement
Memorandum of understanding signed by the Governments of Thailand and China (Mainland) to enhance cooperation [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Import quota
Approved imports of 250 000 tonnes of rice, in a bid to ease local supply [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Safeguard measures
Rejected a local industry request to impose safeguard measures against selected classes of milled rice [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.10
Stocks
Stock release
Released 33 380 tonnes of paddy from state reserves in three auctions held on 02 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.10
Stocks
Stock release
Released 29 325 tonnes of paddy from state reserves in three auctions held on [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.10
Stocks
Stock release
Released 25 331 tonnes of paddy from state reserves in two auctions held on 18 [...]

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.