Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Announced that it would temporarily suspend purchases of rice for the state reserve, after having [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.07
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Approved the government purchase programme for the 2020 Yala crop. Under the drive, producers would [...]
Thailand
Grains
All
2020.07
Trade
Import policy
Announced the new list of Controlled Commodities and Services to include Distiller\'s Dried Grains with [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 14 July 2020. [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Maize
2020.07
Trade
Import ban
The central bank stopped access to foreign exchange for maize imports, to support domestic production. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 78 956 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.8 million [...]
Ukraine
Grains
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stocks policy
Received a working capital loan worth EUR 7 million (USD 8.3 million) from the European [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2020.07
Production
Support prices
Increased the reference producer price of paddy by 1 percent to CRC 22 547 per [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.07
Other
Pesticide regulation
Approved the use of dicamba-based herbicides, which are widely employed in the cultivation of genetically [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
In an effort to quell increases in domestic quotations, announced that supplies from state reserves [...]

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.