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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Rice
All
2019.07
Other
Futures trade
Launched a futures contract for 1121 Basmati paddy on the Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX). [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.07
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 407 208 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2019.07
Trade
Tax policy
Exempted rice exports from the 4 percent sales tax on pounded rice (Impuesto a la [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 401 704 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 5 July 2019, through two [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.07
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered the cap on export taxes on rice to ARS 3 for every US dollar [...]
India
Rice
All
2019.07
Production
Support prices, government procurement
Raised minimum support prices for paddy by 3.7 percent, setting them at INR 18 150 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 87 292 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 444 [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2019.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the exemption of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community on [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2019.06
Trade
Import tariff
Decreed that the ceiling applied on additional duties levied on rice imports under the price [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2019.06
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that imports of semi/wholly milled rice would continue to attract a 45 percent (or [...]

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.