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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import restrictions
Prohibited rice imports through selected locales with immediate effect, in a bid to avert illicit [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.02
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 162 000 tonnes of 5 percent rice and 69 000 tonnes of fragrant [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.02
Production
Government procurement
Extended the Aman procurement target by an additional 200 000 tonnes to 400 000 tonnes. [...]
Russian Federation
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Lifted the temporary import restrictions imposed in October 2013 on all quarantine products of high [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import quota
Renewed import duty exemptions on rice originating from Cambodia. Effective for 2014 and 2015, 300 [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import quota
Renewed import duty exemptions on 70 000 tonnes of rice (paddy and semi/wholly milled) originating [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Certification of origin
Launched a self-regulatory mechanism (code of conduct), together with industry representatives, to certify the origin [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Exempted loading, unloading, packing and storage and warehousing of rice from service taxes.
India
Rice
All
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
As part of its 2014-15 budget, raised allocations to food subsidies to Rupees 1.15 trillion [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2014.02
Trade
Export Quota
Authorised 0.5 million tonnes export of total proyected of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from [...]

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.