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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.04
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Set a rice export quota of 150 000 tonnes for May 2020. The quota would [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.04
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Agreed to rescind export quotas on rice and permit rice shipments to proceed unrestricted, as [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2020.04
Production
Production support
Announced that, in a bid to assist producers in planting during the 2020 dry crop [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Instructed the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) to distribute 450 000 tonnes of rice in various [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set the consumer price for a kg of Type I rice at VES 195 893.3, [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize
2020.04
Trade
Import duty
Increased the import duty on maize to EUR 5.27 (USD 5.72) per tonne, triggered by [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2020.04
Production
Production support
Announced that it will provide KZT 200 billion (USD 0.5 billion) to support 2020/21 spring [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2020.04
Trade
Export policy
Announced the suspension of grain exports, including wheat, rye, barley and maize, until 1 July. [...]
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2020.04
Production
Production support
Announced that, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it would launch an Emergency Rice Programme [...]
Tajikistan
Grains
All
2020.04
Trade
Export ban
Imposed a temporary ban on grain exports, to protect food markets and ensure sufficient volumes [...]

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.