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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.09
Stocks
Stock release
Released 44 629.8 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 50 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2013.09
Trade
Import quota
Decided to keep the 2014 tariff-rate import quota for rice unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes. [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.09
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Signed the National Food Security Bill into law, following receipt of parliamentary approval in August. [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.09
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized foodgrains for distribution to Below [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.09
Stocks
Stock-holding policy
Announced that it would allocate Rupiah 2 trillion (USD 180 million) to increase public rice [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.09
Trade
Import quota
Declared that rice imports in 2014 would be kept within the minimum access volume (MAV) [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.09
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that the Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) would open bids for 200 000 tonnes of [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.09
Production
Production target
Announced that it would encourage farmers to substitute rice with alternative crops, in particular maize [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.09
Trade
Minimum export prices
Lowered the minimum export price for 25 percent broken rice by USD 15 to USD [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.09
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized wheat and rice for distribution [...]

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.