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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.01
Other
Sector policy framework, production, consumption and marketing
Fixed producer prices to be phased out, with public support to the sector to concentrate [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.01
Production
Support prices
Court order annuls 17 percent reduction in producer prices to Colones 20 050 per 73.6/kg [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports prohibited with immediate effect.
Guinea
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Imported rice to be distributed in local markets to ease pressure on prices.
India
Rice
All
2011.01
Stocks
Stock release
1.0 million tonnes of rice approved to be sold through open market operations at Rupees [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.01
Production
Production support
Plans announced to convert 104 639 ha fallow land to rice, corn, soybeans and sugar [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Set a fixed retail price of Ariary 1 180 per kilo of rice (USD 555/tonne). [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that the Government would import rice and distribute it to local markets at subsidized [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties and taxes on rice.
Nigeria
Rice
All
2011.01
Trade
Customs valuation
Benchmark price used for customs valuation reduced from USD 640 to USD 560 per tonne. [...]

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.