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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.10
Stocks
Stock release
Put 599 874 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 9 October 2018. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.10
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 817 664 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 8 [...]
Turkmenistan
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Authorized an increase in the state purchase price for wheat, starting from 2019, as part [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2018.10
Trade
Import quota, price controls
Approved a proposal by the Department of Trade and Industry that would have 350 000 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2018.10
Production
Production support
Announced that it would allocate BDT 800 (USD 9.5) million to provide seed and fertilizer [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2018.10
Trade
Preferential trade arrangement
Issued statements noting that due to its concerns over human rights developments in Cambodia and [...]
Jordan
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Announced it will start selling wheat and barley to farmers at the subsidized prices of [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the minimum support price for wheat by 6 percent to INR 1 840 per [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.10
Other
Tax policy
Removed – under the country’s newly introduced sales and service tax regime – the Goods [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Glyphosate
2018.10
Other
Pesticide use
Confirmed an earlier court verdict that found glyphosate-based herbicides responsible for a man’s terminal cancer. [...]

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.