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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
2019.01
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 503 962 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 17 [...]
Turkey
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2019.01
Trade
Import quota
Issued new import quotas for 1 million tonnes of wheat, 700 000 tonnes of barley [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2019.01
Trade
Safeguard measures
Imposed safeguard measures on selected classes of semi/wholly milled rice (CN codes 10063027, 10063048, 10063067 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.01
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 1 908 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 352 855 [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Wheat
2019.01
Trade
Trade agreement
Arranged for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to enter into force. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.01
Stocks
Stock release
Put 368 192 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 10 January 2019. [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2019.01
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the procurement of 2 million 90 kg maize bags from farmers at a price [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.01
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 499 344 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.01
Other
GMO policy
Announced the approval of five genetically modified (GM) crop varieties for import, including one maize [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.01
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 6 585 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 355 [...]

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.