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
Myanmar
Rice
All
2019.10
Production
Support prices
Decided that the floor price for monsoon and summer paddy would remain set at MMK [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2019.10
Trade
Re-export restrictions
Issued a circular instructing customs brokers and other operators to refrain from issuing transit or [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2019.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Indicated that, with the partial closure of borders with neighbouring countries implemented since late August [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.10
Production
Production support
Expanded the insurance coverage on maize and wheat plantings to over 70 percent by 2022 [...]
Iraq
Grains
Wheat
2019.10
Production
Production support
Approved allocation of 2.25 million ha of agricultural land for wheat planting in the 2019–20 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the 2020 minimum purchasing price for domestic wheat at CNY 2 240 (USD 316.08) [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.10
Stocks
Stock release
Put 303 845 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 11 October 2019. [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Coarse grains
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised the domestic price of maize and other grains, including sorghum and millet, from RTGS [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced that state-held auctions for maize reserves will conclude by 18 October 2019, marking an [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2019.10
Production
Production support
Launched an initiative to produce wheat in three lowland basins of the country: Awash, [...]

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.