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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Rice
All
2012.09
Trade
Export ban
Lifted the ban on milled rice exports, effective 1 October 2012, and instituted an export [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2012.09
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Allocated a budget of USD 161 million (pounds 1.0 billion) to fund purchase of 500 000 [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2012.09
Production
Cultivation limits
Announced that fines levied on farmers exceeding rice cultivation limits during the 2011 and 2012 [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.09
Production
Production support
Announced that it would prioritize development of rice production in seven eastern states, as part [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.08
Production
Production support
Introduced the Diesel Subsidy Scheme and Enhanced Seed Subsidy Scheme to support farmers in drought-hit [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.08
Stocks
Stock release
Released 43 815 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 31 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.08
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that the National Food Supply Company (CONAB) would put rice from state reserves up [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.08
Trade
Export ban
Renewed the ban on non-aromatic rice exports until June 2013.
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2012.08
Trade
Import duties and taxes
Suspended import duties and taxes on rice for a period of three months.
India
Rice
All
2012.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidised grains for distribution to Below [...]

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.