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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2019.12
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the import tariff and customs fee suspension on non-parboiled paddy (except for sowing) and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 22520 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 20 December 2019, after offering [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Repealed previously enforced maximum retail prices on rice and set a price ceiling of LKR [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.12
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered export taxes on parboiled paddy, husked, milled and broken rice from 12 to 9 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 29 930 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 299 323 [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2019.12
Production
Production support
Announced that it would allocate an additional USD 50 million through the Rural Development Bank [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Put 608 104 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 December 2019. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.11
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 592 634 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 29 November 2019, [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2019.11
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that, in view of increases in local rice prices, it planned to mill and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 39 165 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 301 [...]

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.