Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Barley
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Launched a unified platform which will provide authorisation for private sector business in order to [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Sorghum
2020.11
Trade
Import policy
Approved food-grade sorghum imports from Mexico, after agreeing on phytosanitary protocols.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 375 269 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.1 million [...]
Uzbekistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Food security
Announced that the sale of high-grade flour without micronutrients will be banned from 1 April [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the 2021/22 minimum wheat support price by 18 percent from last year to PKR [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Budgetary allocations/ Production support
Announced that MYR 960 (USD 233) million would be allocated to assist paddy production through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.1 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 November 2020. [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Reduced maximum retail prices (MRPs) on selected qualities of rice, with immediate effect. In the [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.11
Trade
GMO policy
Issued Normative Instruction No. 60/2020 to facilitate imports of genetically modified (GM) maize and soybean [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2020.11
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a budget of THB 51.6 billion (USD 1.6 billion) to assist rice producers during [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.