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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Import tender
Floated an international tender for 50 000 tonnes of non-Basmati parboiled rice.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 42 123 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.20 million tonnes of [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Production
Production support
Announced its plan to boost the nationwide use of maize for production of biofuels. One [...]
Turkey
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Import requirements
Imposed a requirement that agricultural imports from the Russian Federation receive approval from Turkish authorities [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 550 095 tonnes of paddy through an auction held on 8 September 2017. The [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered its wheat import tariff to ZAR 379.34 (USD 28.74) per tonne, down 60 percent [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Import agreement
Signed an MOU with Myanmar, giving it the option to purchase 250 000 tonnes of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.20 million tonnes of paddy on sale through an auction held on 6 September [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Safeguard measures
Put in place safeguard measures on selected classes of husked rice imports (SAC codes 100620000091 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Food aid
Announced that it would expand its food aid deliveries of rice, upon completing its accession [...]

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.