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
2016.10
Trade
Import tender
Opened an international tender for the supply of at least 100 000 tonnes of rice, [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2016.10
Production
Production support
Approved amendments to the on-farm mortgaging programme for fragrant and glutinous paddy from northern and [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.10
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 512 553 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2016.10
Trade
Minimum export prices
Set minimum export prices for 25% broken rice at USD 320 per tonne, effective 14 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.10
Trade
Import quota
Decided to keep the 2017 tariff-rate import quota for rice unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes. [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2016.10
Production
Production support
Approved a fund of PHP 2.3 billion (USD 46 million) to enable the National Irrigation [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2016.10
Production
Production support
Raised guaranteed purchase prices for 2017/2018 by 11 percent for Khazar rice to IRR 39 [...]
Türkiye
Rice
All
2016.10
Production
Government procurement
Raised government purchasing prices for Osmancık varieties (with a milling yield of 60 percent) by [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2016.10
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 10 100 tonnes of paddy from Government reserves through two auctions held on 7 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2016.10
Stocks
Government procurement
Announced that it would purchase all quantities deemed in excess of consumption, in order [...]

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.