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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Production
Government procurement
Allocated EGP 11 billion (USD 1.6 billion) for the purchase of 4.5 million tonnes of [...]
Peru
Grains
Maize
2013.04
Production
Farmers Income Tax
Reduced maize farmers\' income tax by 1.5 percent.
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Production
Price Support
Increase of the dollar-based reference price for locally produced wheat by 37 percent, in order [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that effective January 2014, rations under the public subsidized distribution scheme (Raskin) will be [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Myanmar for the annual provision of up to 500 [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Announced plans to procure 100 000 tonnes of rice during the 2013-2014 fiscal year to [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Credit, marketing assistance
Announced that USD 6 million worth of credit and marketing assistance would be provided to [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Production support, export promotion, promotion of local products
Agreed with industry representatives to promote exports to fellow Andean countries, greater domestic consumption of [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Production support
Allocated Pesos 500 million (USD 12 million) to encourage greater hybrid rice cultivation in 2013 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia, enabling the National Food Authority to import rice [...]

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.