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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced the sale of 131 416 tonnes of wheat from the state intervention fund.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 228 330 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 13 March 2020, [...]
Morocco
Grains
Barley
2020.03
Production
Government market intervention
Set up subsidies for 120 000 tonnes of feed barley, totalling MAD 221 million (USD [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Fixed the minimum support price at PKR 1 400 per kg (USD 219 per tonne), [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
In line with provisions set out under Republic Act No. 7581, prices of goods deemed [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export requirements
Instructed rice traders to strictly abide by the provisions of Decree 107/2018/ND-CP, in particular stipulations [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 84 278 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.35 [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered tariffs on non-basmati husked rice imported outside of existing trade agreements from EUR 65 [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.03
Trade
Export tax
Lowered export taxes from 9 to 5 percent for maize flour and from 9 to [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered export taxes on parboiled paddy, husked, milled and broken rice from 9 to 5 [...]

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.