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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
Vietnam
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Import requirements
Announced the ban of all herbicides containing glyphosate. Grains containing glyphosate will not be imported [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 1 660 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 369 780 [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Established 18 wheat procurement centres in Rawalpindi division in order to procure 50 000 wheat [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Revised the producer prices of maize and wheat, which are now set at RTGS 726 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.04
Trade
Import quota, import tariff
Issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11203, which liberalized rice imports, [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.04
Production
Production support, stock-holding policy, government procurement
Issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11203, which liberalized rice imports, [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a memorandum of mutual understanding with Venezuela in the field of agricultural purchases.
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the acquisition of 200 000 ha of farmland in Western Australia\'s wheat belt.
Ghana
Grains
All
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the benchmark values for all imports by 50 percent, in order to make ports [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 504 296 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 4 April 2019. [...]

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.