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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.01
Production
Production support
Increased the subsidized credit line available to farmers to prepare for the 2017–2018 crop to [...]
Uganda
Rice
All
2017.01
Trade
Import tariff
Reinstated the 75 percent (or USD 345 per tonne) import duty on paddy and husked [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Export promotion
Approved new export rebates for numerous agricultural products, effective from 1 January 2017. In the [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Import quota
Decided that duty-free imports of husked and milled rice as part of the 2017 tariff [...]
Algeria
Rice
All
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Raised Value Added Taxes (VAT) on imported rice and other products from 7 to 9 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 500 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 504 [...]
Australia
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Export and marketing arrangements
Renewed the single-desk arrangement for rice. The measure extends the Rice Marketing Board's sole and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 506 825 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an auction held [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Import tariff
Released the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures. The document sets a 50 percent levy on all [...]
Cameroon
Rice
All
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Removed the 19.25 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on numerous products, including paddy, husked, [...]

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.