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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Rice
All
2018.09
Trade
Import tariff
Announced that a range of imported goods originating in China, including husked, semi/wholly milled and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 14 644 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 704 [...]
United States of America
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Import tariff
Announced a list of Chinese goods, including wheat and maize products, which would be subject [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures
Implemented a digital system to facilitate cargo unloading from trucks in the ports of Gran [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2018.09
Production
Production support
In an effort to help the rice sector cope with declining profit margins, the Government [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 30 798 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 981 179 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley and Maize
2018.09
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Agreed to allow barley and maize exports from Kazakhstan to access the Chinese market by [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Raised the selling price of imported wheat to domestic millers by 2.2 percent from the [...]
Honduras
Rice
All
2018.09
Trade
Import quota
Established a shortage import quota of 60 000 tonnes of paddy, to be brought into [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 709 746 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 10 September 2018. [...]

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.