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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2014.09
Trade
Trade
Granted export licences for 852000 tonnes of soft wheat.
Russia
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.09
Trade
Trade
Applied customs duties on several Moldavian agricultural products after the signing of the Association Agreement [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.09
Trade
Import agreement
Agreed, in principle, to import 32 000 tonnes of paddy and 80 000 tonnes of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.09
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 139 676 tonnes of fragrant and glutinous rice from government stockpiles through a [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2014.09
Production
Production support
Received approval from the Federal Executive Council to establish ten integrated rice mills and six [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.09
Production
Government procurement
Extended the Boro procurement campaign to 30 September 2014, in order to ensure targeted volumes [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.09
Trade
Import quota
Following the rejection of all bids from the 27 August 2014 import tender for 500 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.09
Stocks
Stock release
Approved the release of up to 550 000 tonnes of paddy from government stocks, at [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2014.09
Production
Production support
In view of plans to liberalize the rice market through tariffication, starting on 1 January [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.09
Trade
Import agreement
Approved a 3-year extension to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippines on rice trade. [...]

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.