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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
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.19 million tonnes of paddy on sale in an auction held on 18 August [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.08
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced customs duties on imported husked, semi/wholly-milled and broken rice from 10 percent to 2 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 97 038 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total 1.58 million [...]
Italy
Rice
All
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Origin labelling
Issued a decision requiring that labels of all rice (products falling under HS code 1006) [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Removed maximum retail prices of locally produced and imported rice, effective 16 August 2017.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 511 019 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 11 August 2017, through an [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2017.08
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Decided that the storage incentive programme for 2017 second-semester crops would be implemented from 11 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Lifted a July 2017 sales suspension order for 2.6 million tonnes of non-food grade rice [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.08
Trade
Import agreement
Signed an MOU with Thailand, allowing Bangladesh to purchase up to 1.0 million tonnes of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 85 659 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]

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.