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
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 468 041 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an auction held [...]
Uruguay
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Production support
Approved a 15 percent discount on electricity tariffs for irrigation, valid from November 2017 until [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Barley and Rye
2017.11
Trade
Import tariff
Removed import duties on barley and rye for sowing, currently set at 0.5 percent and [...]
Colombia
Grains
Maize
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
Announced that maize farmers of Cordoba department will receive COP 1 billion (USD 334 635) [...]
Guatemala
Rice
All
2017.11
Trade
Import quota
Decided that 26 000 tonnes of paddy from any origin would be exempted from import [...]
Canada
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Other
Futures markets
ICE Canada delisted milling wheat, durum and barley futures contracts.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures 
Heilongjiang province announced that from 20 December 2017 to 30 April 2018 trucks carrying maize [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 34 870 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 441 046 tonnes of [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Signed a memorandum with Venezuela to further increase Venezuela supplies of milling wheat from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Price procurement
Wheat minimum purchase price lowered by 2.5 percent.

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.