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
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2020.03
Trade
Export quota
Introduced an export quota of 7 million tonnes of wheat, maize, barley and rye from [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set ceilings on prices of four foodstuffs. In the case of non-fragrant broken rice, these [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2020.03
Production
Government procurement, strategic reserve
Announced that it planned to purchase 190 000 tonnes of rice and 80 000 tonnes [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced the sale of 160 000 tonnes of milling wheat into the domestic market.
Honduras
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set ceilings on consumer prices of 30 basic foodstuffs, in order to help consumers, cope [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that it would provide 800 million people with a monthly ration of 5 kg [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2020.03
Production
Production support, finance and credit facilities
Launched a three-year cash collateral scheme of USD 700 000 to support millers in purchasing [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered import tariffs on semi or wholly milled rice to 10 percent, down from a [...]
India
Grains
All
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Increased the monthly quota of subsidized food grains to beneficiaries of the PDS scheme from [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced the guaranteed price of white maize for medium-scale farms at MXN 4 150 (USD [...]

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.