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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bulgaria
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Production
Production support
Announced availability of soft loans for farmers for up to USD 5.9 million. The funds [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved a policy proposal to replace the procurement price with direct payments to farmers, providing [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of dairy products from an Australian company, due to food safety concerns.
Malaysia
Rice
All
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Decided to end the Rice Subsidy Programme for Super Tempatan 15 per cent broken rice [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Import quota
Extended the permissible period of arrival of imports undertaken as part of the 2015 Minimum [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support
Approved a THB 40 billion (USD 1.1 billion) budget to assist producers at harvest time. [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support, support prices
Raised paddy producer prices to VEF 16.8 per kilo of Type A paddy and to [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support
Approved a subsidy of VEF 10.4 per kilo for paddy gathered in the first half [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2015.10
Stocks
Government procurement
Announced that, in order to advert further pressure on local quotations, the Government would purchase [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.10
Stocks
Stock release
Authorised the sale of deteriorated rice from Government stocks for industrial uses. The decision is [...]

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.