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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Support prices
Prices under three state purchasing programmes raised by TWN 3 per kg to TWN 20.6-26 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.04
Trade
Import tariff
Rupiah 450/kg (USD 50/tonne) rice import duty reinstituted, following a three-month suspension.
Japan
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Cultivation limits
Rice cultivation to be banned in regions were soil samples show traces of radioactive caesium [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production support
Food Staples Self-sufficiency Roadmap 2011-–2016 announced, with the aim of ensuring food self-sufficiency by raising [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Cultivation limits
Rice cultivation to be restricted to two crops per year.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production target
Set a 41 million tonne paddy production target for 2011. Farmers in southern provinces to [...]
United Arab Emirates
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Rice and bread to be sold at 2004 price levels, effective from April to December [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2011.03
Production
Production target
Target set to increase proportion of mechanized rice planting to 45% and mechanized harvesting to [...]
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Promotion of consumption
Campaign to promote greater consumption of rice-based products launched, with the aim of lifting per [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Price ceiling for type 80–20 rice lowered by 6 percent to Colones 691 per kg [...]

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.