AreaBangladesh

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/11/2012

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement, purchasing prices

DescriptionSet a procurement target of 250 000 tonnes of parboiled rice and 50 000 tonnes of white rice from the Aman harvest. Volumes are to be purchased at Taka 26 per kg (USD321 per tonne) and Taka 25 per kg (USD 309 per tonne), respectively, between 9 December 2012 and 28 February 2013.

NotesExchange rate as of 15 January, 2013