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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 824041 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 8 May 2020, after offering [...]
Indonesia
Grains
All
2020.05
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Announced that the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), a free trade agreement between the [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Import duty
Approved the extensions of the 35 percent import duty exemption on soft wheat until 31 [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved a USD 100 million financing agreement between the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2020.05
Production
Production support
Indicated that it had increased funds destined for distribution of agricultural inputs and equipment to [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Began distributing 36 440 tonnes of rice, held by state-owned enterprise Bulog, to 1.4 million [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Maize
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Allocated SAR 2 billion (USD 533 million) to fund imports of agricultural products in efforts [...]
Saudi Arabia
Rice
All
2020.05
Trade
Finance and Credit Facilities
Announced that it would avail a SAR 2.0 billion (USD 532 million) loan package to [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Restricted the access of farms holding on to more than 5 percent of their harvest [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural products
2020.05
Production
Agricultural policy
Announced that in 2020 it would develop and implement a response plan to ensure domestic [...]

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.