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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Allocated CNY 11.48 billion (USD 1.7 billion) to farm machinery subsidies to help 1.21 million [...]
Poland
Grains
All
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Established a financial aid scheme in the form of an interest rate subsidy for farmers [...]
Turkey
Grains
Maize
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced the 2020 maize purchase price, which was increased from TRY 1 150 (USD 164.9) [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 427 922 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 28 July 2020, through an [...]
Canada
Grains
Wheat
2020.07
Trade
Trade agreement
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement came into effect. Effective from 1 August 2020, farmers will be [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.07
Production
Support prices
Raised the floor price for monsoon and summer paddy harvested during the 2020/21 season to [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Feed use ban
Prohibited the sale, storage, transport, distribution and purchase of domestic rice and paddy for the [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2020.07
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced plans to sell wheat from public reserves to animal feed producers via state firms [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2020.07
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Allocated CNY 330 million (USD 47 million) to a disaster relief fund to assist impacted [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 422 544 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.81 [...]

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.