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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
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 252 034 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import tariff
Extended the validity of the LKR 5 per kilo (USD 33 per tonne) Special Commodity [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that the LKR 5 per kilo (USD 33 per tonne) Special Commodity Levy (SCL) [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2017.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Agreed to pay USD 68 per 200 kilo fanega (USD 340 per tonne) of paddy purchased [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 3.66 million tonnes of rice fit for industrial and feed uses from Government reserves [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 000 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 21 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 507 242 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import quota
Exempted 300 000 tonnes of paddy or husked rice originating in Cambodia from import duties, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 15 424 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 506 [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2017.03
Production
Government procurement
Agreed to pay EGP 6.3 per kilo (USD 347 per tonne) of rice purchased 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.