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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
2018.02
Stocks
Stock release
Put 503 405 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 13 February 2018. [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Production
Production support
Announced that farmers will be paid INR 200 (USD 2.93) bonus over the minimum support [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2018.02
Production
Production support
Announced it would allocate BDT 400 million (USD 4.8 million) to support 240 000 small- [...]
Azerbaijan
Rice
All
2018.02
Production
Sector policy framework, production target
Approved the State programme for rice production development 2018-2025, which encourages greater local production of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.02
Production
Support prices
Lowered Government procurement prices for paddy for the 2018 season. Procurement prices would be reduced [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.02
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 19 556 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2018.02
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Revised the 2017 Aman procurement target for the second time since January 2018, setting it [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
Set a cap on demurrage fees; suppliers are now responsible for only the first 12 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
The People\'s Government of Guizhou Province issued the Notice about Implementing Strategic Adjustment of Crop [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Trade
Import requirements   
Amended tender requirements on imported wheat regarding protein and demurrage. It reduced the minimum protein [...]

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.