AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/08/2013

Policy CategoryStocks

Policy InstrumentStock release

DescriptionReleased 32 486 tonnes of paddy from public inventories through two auctions held on 6 August 2013, with a view to arresting domestic price increases and freeing storage space. The two auctions offered a total of 50 100 tonnes of paddy for sale.