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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2014.02
Production
Production support, sector policy framework
Announced that around 130 000 ha of rice area would be shifted towards the cultivation [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that 509 000 tonnes of grain would be sold at a fixed price of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.02
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 167 000 tonnes of 5 percent broken rice and 74 500 tonnes [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2014.02
Production
Support prices
Raised government paddy procurement prices for the 2014 season by 2 percent to Yuan 135 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 468 000 tonnes of rice (white, fragrant and glutinous) from government stocks through an [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Safeguard measures
Initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of selected classes of milled rice (HS codes 1006309091 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.02
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it could not extend the paddy pledging programme to cover 2013/14 offseason crops [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.02
Stocks
Stock release
Released 38 700 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of [...]
United States of America
Rice
All
2014.02
Production
Production support, sector policy framework
Passed the Agricultural Act of 2014, or 2014 Farm Bill, authorizing agricultural programs for the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import agreement
According to Thai officials, a state enterprise from Heilongjiang, Beidahuang, cancelled an import agreement for [...]

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.