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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export Ban
Exception to rice export ban approved, with 150 000 tonnes of Sona Masoori, Ponni Samba [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Production support
“Extending the Green Revolution to Eastern India” programme renewed for a second season, with [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Government procurement
Rice procurement target set at 3.5 million tonnes.
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Stocks
Government stocks
Stocks held by Bulog to be gradually raised from 1.5 million tonnes to 2.0 million [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Production target
Domestic production to be raised in order to allow a 10 million tonne annual rice [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports temporarily banned.
Senegal
Rice
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Set a price ceiling of FCFA 280 per kg (USD 580/tonne) on imported broken rice [...]
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports prohibited.
Syrian Arab Republic
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Import tariff
Import duty reduced from 3 percent to 1 percent.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Member companies of the Vietnam Food Association to purchase 1 million tonnes of winter-spring paddy, starting [...]

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.