Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 506 825 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an auction held [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Import tariff
Released the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures. The document sets a 50 percent levy on all [...]
Cameroon
Rice
All
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Removed the 19.25 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on numerous products, including paddy, husked, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 499 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 506 524 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that it would destine 520 000 tonnes of husked rice from Government reserves to [...]
Japan
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Import regulation
Prohibited entities participating in Simultaneous Buy and Sell tenders from exchanging money, in response [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2016.12
Production
Production support
Announced that it would extend a pilot programme encouraging production of high quality rice through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 7 601 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 507 [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Groundnut
2016.12
Other
Agricultural policy
Announced that insurance claims by farmers in the state of Andra Pradesh, whose groundnut crop [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2016.12
Production
Sector development
Launched a package of support measures in the state of Arunachal Pradesh to encourage oil [...]

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.