AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/01/2011

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentSupport prices

DescriptionReal 303 million (USD 171 million) allocated to fund support measures for southern states through Prêmio Equalizador Pago ao Produtor (PEPRO) and Prêmio e Valor de Escoamento de Produto (PEP) programmes, with a guaranteed minimum price of Real 25.8 per 50 kg bag of paddy (USD 291/tonne).