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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2020.02
Production
Minimum support prices
Set Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for long grain paddy (other than fine long-grain paddy) for [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Put 269 447 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 14 February 2020. [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Approved a plan under which 20 000 tonnes of Samba and Nadu rice purchased by [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2020.02
Trade
Preferential trade arrangement
Decided that it would partially and temporarily withdraw trade concessions granted to Cambodia under the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 269 621 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 7 February 2020, [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2020.02
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed duty exemptions on imports of semi/wholly milled and broken rice, with immediate effect.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 596 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 260 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Export subsidy
Announced that it would extend a cash subsidy equivalent to 15 percent of the FOB [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Finance and Credit Facilities
Doubled the financing limits applicable under the Long-term Financing Facility (LTFF) for credit support to [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.01
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Decided that, in order to ensure remunerative prices for farmers at harvest time, it would [...]

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.