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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Approved a plan under which 20 000 tonnes of Samba and Nadu rice purchased by [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2020.02
Trade
Preferential trade arrangement
Decided that it would partially and temporarily withdraw trade concessions granted to Cambodia under the [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Raised the maize subsidized price from ZWL 50 to ZWL 70 per 10 kg bag [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Government intervention
Extended its imported wheat moisture limit specifications of 13.5 percent by one year to April [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Price support
Announced revised criteria for determining market price support for wheat.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 269 621 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 7 February 2020, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.02
Production
Production support
Increased support for intercropping maize through the No.1 Central Document 2020 on agriculture and rural [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2020.02
Stocks
Government intervention
Announced the selling of around 3 million tonnes of maize from state reserves, starting 7 [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2020.02
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed duty exemptions on imports of semi/wholly milled and broken rice, with immediate effect.
Egypt
Grains
All
2020.02
Trade
Import policy
Reintroduced the mandatory inspection of grain imports at port-of-loading by the Central Plan Quarantine Authority [...]

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.