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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2017.11
Trade
Import quota
Approved a shortage import quota of 42 176 tonnes of paddy. The volume is to [...]
Australia
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Concluded a Free Trade Agreement with Peru (PAFTA). On entry into force, Australia will have [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 496 311 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, through an auction held on 10 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Announced it would set aside LRK 3.0 billion (USD 19.4 million) to launch a weather [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Import duty 
Doubled the import duty on wheat to 20 percent, after reintroducing it in March this [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 11 363 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 500 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Import tariff
Abandoned plans to establish a 750 000 tonne duty-free quota to import wheat from non-Mercosur [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Announced it would continue to channel assistance to farmers through the Anchor Borrowers Programme and [...]
Zimbabwe
Rice
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Announced that prices of rice, along with 15 other products deemed essential, would be closely [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Put 498 636 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 3 November 2017, [...]

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.