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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Rwanda
Rice
All
2012.06
Trade
Import tariff
Approved a reduction of 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.06
Trade
Export restrictions
Announced that rice and paddy exports would be stopped to ensure sufficient domestic availabilities until [...]
United Republic of Tanzania
Rice
All
2012.06
Production
Production support
Announced that, under the Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan (TAFSIP), USD 10.4 million [...]
Burundi
Rice
All
2012.06
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices, value added taxes, import tariffs
Exempted rice, along with eleven other foodstuffs, from value added taxes and administrative levies. The [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.06
Production
Support prices
Raised minimum support prices by 16 percent to USD 236 (rupees 12 500) per tonne [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 6.0 million tonnes of subsidized grains for distribution to above [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, to come into force in January 2013. Under the [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Customs valuation
Set the benchmark price for customs valuation at USD 699 per tonne, applicable during the [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced plans to purchase 20 000 tonnes from small-scale farmers in main producing regions through [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Approved measures to arrest the conversion of area dedicated to rice cultivation to other uses, [...]

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.