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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2020.03
Trade
Export ban
Cancelled the export ban previously introduced on processed grains and buckwheat.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export restrictions
Decided that no new rice export contracts could be signed from 25 March 2020 until [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that, among other measures, it would provide food assistance staring 26 March 2020, in [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Stocks
Stocks inventories
Announced allocation of KGS 631 million (USD 8.6 million) from the state budget to purchase [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Grains
All
2020.03
Trade
Export ban
Banned the export of basic food products, including wheat and meslin, wheat flour and almost [...]
El Salvador
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import quota
Established a duty-free shortage import quota of 20 000 tonnes for paddy (HS code 1006109000) [...]
Gambia
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls, commercial practices, re-export ban
Issued the Essential Commodities Emergency Powers Regulations 2020, under which retail and wholesale prices of [...]
Algeria
Grains
All
2020.03
Trade
Export ban
Temporarily introduced an export ban on certain products, including grains, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Trade
Export ban
Banned the exports of wheat flour and buckwheat until 15 April, during the state of [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export restrictions
Banned exports of rice and other commodities. The prohibition will be in force from 22 [...]

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.