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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2021.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided that it would buy 650 000 tonnes of paddy from producers, as well as [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Feed use guidelines
Issued guidelines calling on reduced use of maize and soybean meal in pig and poultry [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2021.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand, under which Bangladesh would have the option to [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 47 260 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 16 April 2021, through an [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2021.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that the state enterprise EMAPA would pay USD 68-70 per 176.6 kg fanega (USD [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set a ceiling on retail prices of non-fragrant broken rice of XOF 340 (USD 0.63) [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2021.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Revised government purchase prices for the 2020 season, raising them by 5.6-9.4 percent to TRY [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 31 866 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.6 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.6 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 2 April 2021. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.61 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 26 [...]

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.