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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.12
Production
Production support
Passed a national biofuel policy (No. 13.576/2017) called RenovaBio to foster commitments made under the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 506 245 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 27 [...]
Algeria
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2017.12
Trade
Import policy
Introduced wheat and barley in the list of products that require a phytosanitary certificate for [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.12
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Re-established maximum retail prices for Nadu rice. Accordingly, a price ceiling of LRK 74 (USD [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2017.12
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement 
Stated that it will procure 2 million tonnes of milling wheat at KZT 42 000 [...]
Russia
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2017.12
Stocks
 Stock release
Authorized the export of 0.5 million tonnes of wheat and barley from state intervention funds. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Put 358 844 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 22 December 2017, [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2017.12
Trade
Import tariff
Decreed that Uruguayan 5 percent long grain quotations would replace Thai 100 percent B white [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 507 799 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 20 [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.12
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures 
Issued decree No. 1595 on the rules for providing grain transportation subsidies. The measure will [...]

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.