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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting states to impose stock holding limits and licensing requirements on rice and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Import quota
Tariff-rate import quota for 2012 set at 5.32 million tonnes.
Egypt
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Plans to build a rice stockpile through local purchases announced. Volumes procured to equal half [...]
Guinea-Bissau
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Imports, Food subsidies, trade, consumption and marketing
30 000 tonnes of rice to be imported and sold at FCFA 14 500–-14 800 per [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on non-basmati rice lifted. Private sector permitted to ship 2 million tonnes of [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Court case concerning allocation of export quotas under 1 million tonne rice contingent, excepted from [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Production support
Flood-affected farmers to receive compensation of Baht 3 659 per rai (USD 738/ha) of lost [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Maximum selling prices to consumers raised to Bolivars 5.62 per kg (USD 1 307/tonne) in [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.08
Production
Government procurement
Boro rice procurement target raised by 200 000 tonnes to 800 000 tonnes.
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2011.08
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Following agreement with industry representatives, 25% broken rice to be sold at no more than [...]

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.