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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced additional financial assistance of up to USD 14 billion as part of the extended [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Trade
Import quota
Announced that the 2021 tariff-rate import quota for rice would remain unchanged at 5.32 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.09
Trade
Import quota
Announced the 2021 tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for wheat and maize, which are at the [...]
Malawi
Grains
Maize
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised the maize purchase price to MWK 215 per kg (USD 280 per tonne), 7.5 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Declared that government procurement under minimum support prices would continue, as would APCM market yards [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.09
Trade
Import tariff
Introduced a 20 percent tariff rate quota on US ethanol imports for the next 90 [...]
Philippines
Grains
All
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved a stimulus package, Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Republic Act No. 11494), which [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 150 470 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.81 million [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Other
Futures market
Announced the creation of a commodities exchange for several products, including wheat. It will begin [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement
Announced that the Government would purchase 340 000 tonnes of rice from the 2020 harvest [...]

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.