Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import quota
Exempted 300 000 tonnes of paddy or husked rice originating in Cambodia from import duties, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 15 424 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 506 [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2017.03
Production
Government procurement
Agreed to pay EGP 6.3 per kilo (USD 347 per tonne) of rice purchased from [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import ban
According to press reports, suspended all imports of whole-grain rice in order to facilitate the [...]
Ghana
Rice
All
2017.03
Production
Production support
Announced that it would launch the “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign, as part of [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import quota
Opened a 150 000 tonne import quota for paddy, husked, milled or broken rice from [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Concluded a freight contract to remove 33 700 tonnes of maize from its public stocks [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Stated that receipt of local wheat for the 2017 season will begin in mid-April and [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Minimized the use of private sector silos in this year’s wheat harvest, in order to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import policy
Extended the increased limit for moisture in imported wheat until at least November 2017. The [...]

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.