AreaPhilippines

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date31/08/2016

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport quota

DescriptionHeld a tender to import 250 000 tonnes of 25% broken rice, on a government-to-government basis, in order to refurbish stockpiles and compensate for output losses associated with the El Niño weather anomaly. Of this volume, 150 000 tonnes were awarded to Viet Nam, with Thailand supplying the balance.