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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2016.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Commenced state purchasing interventions for 2016 grain crops, including wheat, rye, barley and maize. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 151 029 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 18 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 230 645 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 3 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2016.08
Production
Government procurement
Extended the 2016 Boro procurement target by an additional 250 000 tonnes, to a total [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2016.08
Production
Production support
Launched the Agricultural Sector Policy Roadmap ("Green Alternative"), setting out food security, import substitution, job [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.08
Production
Production support
Announced, through its latest 5-year Plan for Science and Technology, renewed efforts to increase the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 159 926 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 11 [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2016.08
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it would target to absorb 2.0 million tonnes of domestic paddy, under its [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2016.08
Trade
Export ban
Decided that the ban on milled rice exports would remain in place and that it [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 151 427 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 10 [...]

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.