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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Government procurement
Decided to purchase an additional 250 000 tonnes of paddy from the 2019 Boro harvest [...]
Uruguay
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Production support
Announced that it would extend the 15 percent discount on electricity tariffs for rice processors [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Support prices
Raised the reference producer price of paddy by 4 percent to CRC 22 324 per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 797 900 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.22 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 421 222 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 3 June 2019 through two [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2019.05
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set the maximum retail price for white Samba rice at LKR 85 (USD 0.47) per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 526 480 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 31 May 2019, through [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.05
Trade
Export ban
Issued statements to the press indicating a decision to allow up to 1.5 million tonnes [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 855 416 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.5 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.05
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 2.22 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 24 [...]

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.