AreaCosta Rica

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date18/12/2013

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentSupport prices

DescriptionDelayed the elimination of fixed producer and consumer prices for rice, originally foreseen for 1 March 2014, to 1 September 2014. The decision is expected to allow authorities and sector representatives more time to design an alternate framework to support the rice sector.