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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Malaysia
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support
Announced that, effective 1 January 2016, assistance provided to producers under the Paddy Price Subsidy [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2015.10
Trade
Import tariff
Increased basic custom duty on imports of wheat to 25 percent from 10 percent, effective [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Trade agreement
A government-to-government agreement reached between Venezuela and Suriname, under the PetroCaribe framework. Under the accord, [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.10
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that it would only approve the sale of 112 000 of rice from Government [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2015.10
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced import duties on soft wheat from 75 percent to 50 percent but maintained the [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Export restrictions
Imposed licensing requirements on exports of rice seeds and made seed shipments subject to certification [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Lifted the ban on land-border imports of rice, in place since January 2011, with immediate [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Import agreement
According to Vietnamese official sources, agreed to import 1.0 million tonnes of rice from Viet [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Export ban, export tax
Suspended the ban on exports of milled rice for a six month period, making rice [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a Bolívares 16.4 subsidy per kg of paddy to be granted on top of [...]

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.