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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 629 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 513 212 [...]
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2016.06
Production
Production support
Announced that it would implement a pilot project in six townships in order to encourage [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2016.06
Other
Transport measures
Increased transport prices for cereals, oilseeds and respective sub products by 23.25 percent, due to [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2016.06
Trade
Import quota
Approved an import quota of 45 360 tonnes of paddy for 2016, liable to a [...]
Syria
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised domestic wheat price by 67 percent, to SYP 100 per kg (USD 455 per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 75 892 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 3 [...]
India
Grains
All
2016.06
Other
Food safety
Issued new manuals on testing methodology for contamination in food and food products to improve [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2016.06
Production
Production support
As part of its 2016/2017 budgetary allocations, announced that it would extend fiscal concessions approved [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 107 682 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 2 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Set a target to raise foodgrain distribution by 7 percent to 2.97 million tonnes, as [...]

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.