AreaPhilippines

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date20/02/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport quota

DescriptionAnnounced that the deadline for import arrivals under the 2016 Minimum Access Volume (MAV) would remain at 28 February 2017, except for rice originating in Pakistan or India, which would be permitted to arrive in the country until 31 March 2017. A subsequent resolution by the National Food Authority Council (NFAC) extended the deadline for 2016 MAV arrivals from any origin to 31 March 2017.