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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Production target
Domestic production to be raised in order to allow a 10 million tonne annual rice [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports temporarily banned.
Senegal
Rice
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Set a price ceiling of FCFA 280 per kg (USD 580/tonne) on imported broken rice [...]
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports prohibited.
Syrian Arab Republic
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Import tariff
Import duty reduced from 3 percent to 1 percent.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Member companies of the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 1 million tonnes of winter-spring paddy, starting [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Minimum export prices
Minimum export prices for 5% broken rice set at USD 520 per tonne and at [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Open market sales resumed, providing up to 5 kg of rice per person at a [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2011.01
Production
Support prices
Real 303 million (USD 171 million) allocated to fund support measures for southern states through [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import quota
Approved 40 000 tonnes of imports from Andean Community members between February and April 2011. [...]

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.