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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Minimum export prices
Reduced minimum export prices for 5 percent and 25 percent broken rice to US$485 and [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Minimum export prices
Reduced minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice to US$450 per tonne, and to [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Exempted 300 000 tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia from import duties annually, valid from [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.12
Production
Production support
Plans to overhaul the fertilizer distribution system announced, as part of the Agricultural Transformation Action [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.12
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Set Aman rice procurement target at 200 000 tonnes, to be bought between 5 December [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2011.12
Trade
Import requirements, treatment of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Imposed more rigorous controls on rice and rice-based products originated in or delivered from China [...]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Rice
All
2011.12
Production
Production support
Allocated US$16 million (kip 130 billion) of a US$48 million (kip 400 billion) flood rehabilitation [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.12
Trade
Import levies
Announced that, starting 1 July 2012, husked rice will accrue a levy of 25 percent [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.12
Trade
Minimum export prices
Set minimum export prices at US$500 per tonne of 5 percent broken rice and at [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.11
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting the states of Andrah Pradesh, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Manipur, Maharashtra, [...]

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.