Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From month
From year
To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Liberia
Rice
All
2017.08
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled and broken rice, with immediate effect.
Uzbekistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.08
Trade
Import duty
Reduced import duties on wheat flour import from 30 percent to 10 percent.
European Union
Grains
Maize
2017.08
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the anti-dumping duties applied on Argentine biodiesel to between 4.5 percent and 8.1 percent. [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Put 2.19 million tonnes of paddy on sale in an auction held on 18 August [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.08
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced customs duties on imported husked, semi/wholly-milled and broken rice from 10 percent to 2 [...]
Italy
Rice
All
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Origin labelling
Issued a decision requiring that labels of all rice (products falling under HS code 1006) [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Removed maximum retail prices of locally produced and imported rice, effective 16 August 2017.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 97 038 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total 1.58 million [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2017.08
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Decided that the storage incentive programme for 2017 second-semester crops would be implemented from 11 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Lifted a July 2017 sales suspension order for 2.6 million tonnes of non-food grade rice [...]

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.