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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.10
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced plans to allocate MMK 20 billion (USD 15.2 million) to purchase paddy and rice [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.10
Trade
Import modalities
Appealed to traders to refrain from importing rice during October and November, so as not [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 29 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Effective 30 September 2020, fixed wholesale prices of fine (miniket) rice at BDT 51.5 per [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Approved a working capital plan to finance the acquisition and storage of 25 000 tonnes [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.81 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 25 September 2020. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Trade
Import quota
Announced that the 2021 tariff-rate import quota for rice would remain unchanged at 5.32 million [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Declared that government procurement under minimum support prices would continue, as would APCM market yards [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 150 470 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.81 million [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement
Announced that the Government would purchase 340 000 tonnes of rice from the 2020 harvest [...]

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.