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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean oil
2011.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Introduced temporary controls on retail prices
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.04
Trade
Import agreement
Memorandum of Understanding signed with Viet Nam, giving Bangladesh priority in the provision of up [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production support
Government to provide 537 000 farmers with free fertilizers, in order to boost Aus crop [...]
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Support prices
Prices under three state purchasing programmes raised by TWN 3 per kg to TWN 20.6-26 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.04
Trade
Import tariff
Rupiah 450/kg (USD 50/tonne) rice import duty reinstituted, following a three-month suspension.
Japan
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Cultivation limits
Rice cultivation to be banned in regions were soil samples show traces of radioactive caesium [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production support
Food Staples Self-sufficiency Roadmap 2011-–2016 announced, with the aim of ensuring food self-sufficiency by raising [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Cultivation limits
Rice cultivation to be restricted to two crops per year.
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production target
Set a 41 million tonne paddy production target for 2011. Farmers in southern provinces to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2011.03
Production
Sector development assistance
Allocated funds for new plantations aimed at increasing output of palm oil

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.