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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
2019.10
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 309 727 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 25 October 2019, [...]
Nepal
Rice
All
2019.10
Production
Minimum support prices
Raised minimum support prices for paddy by 8.6 percent, setting them at NPR 26 730 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.10
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 107 178 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 304 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.10
Production
Production support
Announced that it would provide rice producers cultivating up to 1 ha with a one-time [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.10
Trade
Safeguard measures
Indicated, through statements to the press, that it had deferred a decision on whether a [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2019.10
Production
Support prices
Decided that the floor price for monsoon and summer paddy would remain set at MMK [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2019.10
Trade
Re-export restrictions
Issued a circular instructing customs brokers and other operators to refrain from issuing transit or [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2019.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Indicated that, with the partial closure of borders with neighbouring countries implemented since late August [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.10
Stocks
Stock release
Put 303 845 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 11 October 2019. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.09
Trade
Import quota
Left the tariff-rate import quota for 2020 unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes.

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.