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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 29 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Effective 30 September 2020, fixed wholesale prices of fine (miniket) rice at BDT 51.5 per [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Approved a working capital plan to finance the acquisition and storage of 25 000 tonnes [...]
Philippines
Grains
All
2020.09
Production
Production support
Established a loan interest subsidy of PHP 24 billion (USD 402.7 million) to agriculture-fishery enterprises [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.81 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 25 September 2020. [...]
Philippines
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Trade
Import duty
Extended for three years the anti-dumping duty imposed on Turkish wheat flour imports, which was [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Trade
Food security
Adopted National Food Safety Authority Regulation No. 2/2020, which organizes the registration requirements and procedures, [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the MSPs for wheat by 2.6 percent to INR 1 975 per quintal (USD [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that from October, the price of imported wheat for millers would decrease to JPY [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Production
Production support
As part of a support programme to farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, 450 bags [...]

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.