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
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.11
Trade
Imports, Government procurement
Decided that it would purchase 100 000 tonnes of imported parboiled rice through a local [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Put 493 921 tonnes of paddy on sale in an auction held on 22 November [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures 
Expanded the railways discount for grain exports to six new regions, effective from end of [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set ceilings on consumer prices for Type I rice at VEF 15 561 per kg, [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Support prices, price controls
Set producer prices for wet paddy at VEF 4 000 per kg. The move follows [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Issued Regulation No. 1987 titled "Food Security Control and Emergency Facilities within the Central Budget [...]
Azerbaijan
Rice
All
2017.11
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered customs duties on imported paddy for sowing, effective 1 January 2018. According to the [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 40 123 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 17 [...]
Sri Lanka
Grains
Maize
2017.11
Trade
Import quota
Allowed feed millers to import maize under a special limited quota to meet the shortfall [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures 
Announced a 30 percent cut in costs of docking services in the port of Rosario. [...]

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.