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
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Removed the 70 percent duty on prepared wheat products destined for dietetic food for special [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 505 544 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 18 [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Announced that it had reached an agreement with the private sector to keep prices of [...]
Afghanistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced that the country will continue to import wheat and flour from Kazakhstan within the [...]
Bolivia
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the wheat procurement price from USD 320 per tonne to USD 330 per tonne. [...]
Iran
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced guaranteed prices to purchase wheat from farmers from the 2019 harvest. The procurement price [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 342 451 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 16 [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Reduced its wheat target by 60 000 tonnes to at least 90 000 tonnes, due [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 5 748 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 502 [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2019.04
Trade
Preferential trade arrangement, safeguard measures
Filed a challenge before the Court of Justice of the European Union requesting the repeal [...]

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.