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
Italy
Grains
Wheat
2017.07
Consumption and marketing
Marketing measures
Introduced a new labelling policy for durum wheat in pasta (Decree No. 17A05704). The packaging [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.07
Trade
Finance and credit facilities
Allowed banks to issue Letters of Credit to rice importers on a deferred payment or [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 124 824 tonnes of paddy through an auction held on 19 July 2017, which [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2017.07
Production
Minimum support prices
Approved minimum support prices (MSPs) for the 2018/19 season (2017/18 season for Brazil), effective from [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.07
Other
GMO policy
Approved two new GMO maize varieties (insect-resistant and glyphosate-resistant) for imports during a three-year period, [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2017.07
Trade
Import duty
Established additional duty-free tariff quotas for several agricultural products from Ukraine, including wheat 65 000 [...]
Egypt
Grains
Flour
2017.07
Production
Producer subsidy
Announced that as of August, it will stop providing subsidies to millers and bakeries that [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.07
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.4 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 14 July 2017. [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.07
Trade
Import tender
Opened an international tender seeking another 50 000 tonnes of non-Basmati parboiled rice. This was [...]
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2017.07
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set price caps on various commodities, including imported rice, for a period of six months. [...]

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.