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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the additional import tariff on imports of paddy originated in China from 15 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 16322 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 22 January 2020, after offering [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.01
Production
Support prices, price controls
Set the minimum reference producer price for paddy harvested during the 2019/20 norte-verano cycle at [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 20 100 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 290 738 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved a plan under which low-income and vulnerable groups would be provided with subsidized food [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Put 583 055 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 10 January 2020. [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.01
Trade
Export requirements
Specified that exports of basmati and non-basmati rice to European countries, other than the European [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2020.01
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Launched the Prime Minister’s Relief Package, under which various foodstuffs, including rice, would be sold [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.01
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 608 900 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 3 January 2020, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 22 076 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 607 [...]

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.