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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Ghana
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production target, production support
Announced it aims to be fully self-sufficient in rice by 2018, when paddy production is [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Conducted a tender for 213,000 tonnes of fragrant and 5 percent broken rice from government [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import quota, import tariffs
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to import 200 000 tonnes of rice, free of [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Customs processing fees
Decided to remove custom\'s processing fees charged on rice exports, effective 1 May 2014.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised minimum export prices for 25 percent broken rice by USD 20 to USD 375 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 438 000 tonnes of rice from government stocks on sale through two tenders held [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production support
Decided to extend a Pesos 100 000 (USD 53) per tonne assistance package for up [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.04
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set maximum retail prices for rice at Rupees 77 (USD 0.6) in the case of [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import tariff, tax policy
Removed the Rupees 20 per kilo (USD 153 per tonne) duty levied on rice, together [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 198 000 tonnes of white and fragrant rice from government stocks through [...]

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.