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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.08
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 918 887 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 16 [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.08
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Removed value added tax (VAT) on rice and other basic foodstuffs, effective from 16 August [...]
United States of America
Grains
All
2019.08
Production
Government support
Introduced administrative flexibility to defer the accrual of interest on insurance premiums for the Spring [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2019.08
Trade
Trade policy
Reduced the discounts on customs duties for wheat and wheat or meslin flour. The discounts [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2019.08
Production
Production support
Approved a pilot programme that will see drying equipment distributed with preferential terms to farmer [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 25 090 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 205 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.7 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 9 August 2019. [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Maize
2019.08
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced the 2019 Turkish Grain Board maize purchase price of TRY 1 150 (USD 209) [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2019.08
Trade
Import requirements
The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) relaxed the threshold to 0.5 percent under its zero-tolerance policy [...]
Canada
Grains
Wheat
2019.08
Other
Government support
Stepped up investments in grain transport infrastructure, logistics and productivity improvements to minimize congestion in [...]

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.