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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.06
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.78 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 9 [...]
Spain
Grains
All
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Signed a loan with the European Investment Bank of EUR 100 million (USD 113 million) [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import tariff
Decided to lower the import tariff on semi-milled rice from 10 to 4 percent, while [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.06
Trade
Import duty
Lifted the 60 percent regulatory duty on imports of wheat, in place since September 2016, [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.06
Production
Production and marketing
Approved the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020, with a view [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.06
Stocks
Stock limits
Approved the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, amending the 1955 Essential Commodity Act, with immediate [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.06
Production
Production and marketing, contract farming
Approved the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.06
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.81 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 5 June 2020. [...]
India
Grains
Coarse grains
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the minimum support prices (MSPs) of the mandated kharif crops for 2020/21. The MSP [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.06
Trade
Import requirements
Decided that applicants of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) for rice would need to [...]

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.