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
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 709 746 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 10 September 2018. [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2018.09
Production
Government procurement
Raised the 2018 Boro procurement target to 1.4 million tonnes, up from a previous 1.05 [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Export policy
Introduced a temporary limit on exports of wheat flour made from domestically produced grain to [...]
Brazil
Grains
All
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures
Increased minimum freight rates charged on trucks by 5 percent, in an attempt to end [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Export requirements
Introduced additional checks on wheat exports to Ecuador, Viet Nam, Sudan, Egypt, Venezuela and Israel, [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2018.09
Trade
Export taxes
Decreed that exported goods would be subject to export taxes, effective from 4 September 2018 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2018.09
Trade
Import quota
Authorized the National Food Authority to import 250 000 tonnes of rice on a government-to-private [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.81 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 4 [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2018.09
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it would pay between EGP 4 400 and EGP 4 700 (USD 245-262) [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2018.09
Trade
Export duty
Introduced a 12 percent export duty on all products, valid with immediate effect until 31 [...]

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.