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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved a set of measures to temper increases in domestic rice quotations. Further to importing [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import quota
Announced that as a repeat order of rice purchased through the 15 April tender, the [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Finance and Credit Facilities
Extended coverage of the Export Refinance Scheme to exports of broken rice in retail packets [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2014.06
Stocks
Stock-holding policy, Government procurement
Announced that it would raise state grain reserves by 25 million tonnes, maintaining the equivalent [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.06
Production
Support prices
Raised minimum producer support prices by 4 percent to Rupees 13 600 (USD 227) per [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.06
Production
Production support
Approved new set of support measures to replace the paddy pledging program during the 2014/15 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import quota
Received approval from the WTO Council for Trade in Goods to extend quantitative restrictions on [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import quota
Announced that the Government would import 100 000 tonnes of rice for sale at controlled [...]

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.