AreaBangladesh

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date26/02/2016

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood subsidies

DescriptionLowered the Open Market Sales price of rice by 25 percent to BDT 15 (USD 0.2) per kilo. The measure is meant to hasten sales of Government stockpiles and free storage space, ahead of the 2016 Boro harvest.

NotesExchange rate as of 1 April 2016.