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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Set a procurement target of 900 000 tonnes of Boro rice and 150 000 tonnes [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Import quota
Approved the importation of 35 000 tonnes of paddy from Andean Community to be brought [...]
Cuba
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced that USD 450 million would be invested in the sector through 2016, to purchase [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Support prices
Following agreement by the Rice Consultative Council, raised paddy producer prices by 7 percent to [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Launched a subsidized sales programme for rice and maize. The initiative will see close [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Production support
Earmarked US$4.2 million (taka 350 million) to support Aus crop cultivation during the 2012 season. [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices/Production support
Set paddy support prices at US$425–-446 per tonne (pesos 2 000-–2 100 per 120 kilos) [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices
Raised paddy producer prices by 24 percent to US$581 per tonne (Bolivars 2.50 per kilo) [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice to US$450 per tonne, and to [...]
Jamaica
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Production target
Announced a rice development programme with the aim of substituting 15 percent of the country’'s [...]

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.