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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export requirements
Instructed rice traders to strictly abide by the provisions of Decree 107/2018/ND-CP, in particular stipulations [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 84 278 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.35 [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered tariffs on non-basmati husked rice imported outside of existing trade agreements from EUR 65 [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered export taxes on parboiled paddy, husked, milled and broken rice from 9 to 5 [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import quota
Approved a shortage import quota of 104 328 tonnes of paddy. Volumes imported under the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.03
Production
Production target, production adjustment programme
Issued guidelines instructing provincial authorities to ensure that grain area and production remained stable in [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 48523 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 28 February 2020, after offering [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Raised government procurement prices of Indica paddy for the first time in six years. Accordingly, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 31 166 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 555 846 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Production
Support prices, production adjustment programme
Stated that government procurement prices of paddy would remain stable in 2020 or be increased, [...]

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.