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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
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 108 962 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 490 822 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.10
Trade
Import quota
Announced that the 2018 tariff-rate import quota for rice would remain unchanged at 5.32 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2017.10
Production
Production support
Allocated USD 756 million to support a new project focused on "high quality grain". The [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 499 897 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 25 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Trade
Import tariff
Requested approval from the country\'s foreign trade chamber for a duty-free quota of 750 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 156 174 tonnes of paddy through an auction held on 20 October 2017. The [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.10
Trade
Import tender
Issued an international tender to import 150 000 tonnes of parboiled rice and 50 000 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Put 478 518 tonnes of paddy on sale through an auction held on 18 October [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Announced it would refrain from releasing supplies from Government inventories at harvest time in order [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.10
Production
Producer subsidy
Reduced subsidy for maize growers in Heilongjiang province to CNY 133.46 per mu (0.067 ha), [...]

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.