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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Malaysia
Rice
All
2020.12
Trade
Import rights
Renewed the exclusive rights of Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS) to import rice for another 10 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 472 614 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.59 [...]
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Cultivation limits
Announced that it would suspend irrigation for 19 000 ha of 2021 main-crop paddies in [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.11
Trade
Import requirements
Required that rice consignments originating in a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 540 132 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 20 November 2020, through an [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Rice
All
2020.11
Trade
Export restrictions
Prohibited exports of various commodities, including rice, to countries located outside the Eurasian Economic Union. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 375 269 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.1 million [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Budgetary allocations/ Production support
Announced that MYR 960 (USD 233) million would be allocated to assist paddy production through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.1 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 November 2020. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a budget of THB 51.6 billion (USD 1.6 billion) to assist rice producers during [...]

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.