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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 85 186 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 94 [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2014.01
Trade
Export Quota
Authorised export of total proyected of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from the 2013/14 crop, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.01
Production
Production support, sector policy framework
Issued the "Number one document" which sets the country's policy priorities for the year. Announced [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Support prices
Delayed the elimination of fixed prices for rice by another six months, to 1 March [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Production support
Extended the marketing assistance program launched in December 2013 by two additional month. Producers in [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.01
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Extended the storage incentive programme, expired on 30 December 2013, to 31 March 2014. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.01
Stocks
Stock release
Granted permission for the care-taker government to resume the release of rice from government stocks. [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 90 298 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 100 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.01
Trade
Import agreement
Renewed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viet Nam, giving Bangladesh the option to import up [...]
Mexico
Meat
All
2014.01
Trade
Market regulation
Announced almost USD 50 million to support inspection and regulation services for abattoirs and processing [...]

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.