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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Tajikistan
Rice
All
2020.04
Trade
Export restrictions
Prohibited exports of rice along with other cereals and legumes, effective 25 April 2020.
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2020.04
Trade
Import quota
Approved a shortage import quota of 50 012 tonnes of paddy in order to ensure [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices, commercial practices
In light of the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, decided to temporarily suspend [...]
Chad
Grains
All
2020.04
Trade
Import duty
Exempted basic food products, including maize, millet and wheat, from import custom duties in order [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2020.04
Trade
Export quota
Increased April wheat and wheat flour export quotas from 200 000 to 250 000 tonnes, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.1 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 24 April 2020. [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Announced that it would purchase 50 000 tonnes of rice to keep as an emergency [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.04
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Decided that glutinous rice shipments would not be subject to the export quotas established on [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Stock release
Lowered the reserve price of rice under the Open Market Sales Scheme to INR 22 [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Stock release, biofuels
Approved a plan under which surplus rice stocks held by the state\'s Food Corporation of [...]

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.