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
Egypt
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Government procurement
Reached an agreement with the industry, whereby traders and processors would supply the Government with [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 5 054 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 462 588 tonnes of [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2017.11
Consumption and marketing
Value added tax
Announced to remove the 11 percent VAT on distillers grains imports effective from 20 December [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2017.11
Trade
Import quota
Approved a shortage import quota of 42 176 tonnes of paddy. The volume is to [...]
Australia
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Concluded a Free Trade Agreement with Peru (PAFTA). On entry into force, Australia will have [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 496 311 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, through an auction held on 10 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.11
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Announced it would set aside LRK 3.0 billion (USD 19.4 million) to launch a weather [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Import duty 
Doubled the import duty on wheat to 20 percent, after reintroducing it in March this [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 11 363 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 500 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.11
Trade
Import tariff
Abandoned plans to establish a 750 000 tonne duty-free quota to import wheat from non-Mercosur [...]

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.