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United States of America |
Grains |
Maize and Wheat |
2020.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Production support |
Announced that maize and wheat farmers will receive coronavirus assistance payments based on either half [...] |
Saudi Arabia |
Grains |
Maize |
2020.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Approved loans worth SAR 333 million (USD 88.6 million) to finance 12 new projects focused [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Barley |
2020.05 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Announced anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties totalling 80.5 percent on Australian barley imports, effective from 19 [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
All |
2020.05 |
Stocks |
Stocks inventories |
Urged state-run and private trading firms and food processors to boost inventories of grains, including [...] |
Myanmar |
Grains |
All |
2020.05 |
Production |
Production support |
Announced a loan of USD 1.25 billion for farmers, to support the production of several [...] |
Pakistan |
Grains |
All |
2020.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Approved subsidies and interest reductions on loans to several agricultural commodities, including cereals. |
China (Mainland) |
Rice |
All |
2020.05 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Sold 674 989 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 2.27 [...] |
Cambodia |
Rice |
All |
2020.05 |
Trade |
Export restrictions |
Repealed the export ban it imposed on non-fragrant milled rice and paddy on 5 April [...] |
India |
Grains |
All |
2020.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food security |
Announced spending INR 35 billion (USD 463.1 million) to provide free food grain rations to [...] |
Myanmar |
Rice |
All |
2020.05 |
Production |
Production support |
Announced that funds for agricultural loans disbursed by the Myanmar Agricultural Development Bank during the [...] |
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. |
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