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
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Issued statutory instrument N°. 145, which prohibits the purchase and sale of maize among private [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 400 582 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 810 421 [...]
Uruguay
Rice
All
2019.06
Production
Production support
Extend the 15 percent discount on electricity tariffs for rice producers and for irrigation used [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 402 160 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 21 June 2019, through two [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding, under which the Chinese state trading enterprise, China National Cereals, [...]
United States of America
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Production
Production support
Adjusted the haying and grazing date on prevented plant acres from 1 November to 1 [...]
Brazil
Grains
All
2019.06
Production
Government support
Launched Plan Safra 2019/2020. BRL 225 billion (USD 58.4 billion) will be invested in the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Put 790 159 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 18 June 2019. [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2019.06
Trade
Trade policy
Increased applicable discounts on customs duties for wheat and wheat or meslin flour from USD [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Trade
Import policy
Allowed imports of 100 000 tonnes of maize, at a reduced import duty of 15 [...]

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.