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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Pakistan
Rice
All
2017.05
Trade
Export promotion
Announced that it would allow rice to be warehoused outside Pakistan in order to facilitate [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 114 592 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of 3.05 million tonnes offered [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1.66 million tonnes of food-grade rice through an auction held on 24 May 2017. [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.05
Trade
Import agreement
Renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viet Nam, giving Bangladesh the option to import up [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2017.05
Trade
Import quota
Decided that MAV commitments on rice will remain at 805 200 tonnes and continue to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced it will grant wheat farmers EGP 15 (USD 0.83) per tonne for wheat in [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.05
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that imported husked rice would accrue a Special Commodity Levy (SCL) of LKR 5 [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2017.05
Production
Support prices
Lowered the reference producer price of paddy by 3 percent to CRC 21 457 per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 137 671 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 17 May 2017, through an [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Trade
Import duty
Announced the increase of the most favoured nation (MFN) import duty on common wheat from [...]

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.