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
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2016.09
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Amended ceiling/floor prices of various rice qualities consumed in the country, effective 6 September 2016. [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2016.08
Trade
Import quota
Held a tender to import 250 000 tonnes of 25% broken rice, on a government-to-government [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2016.08
Trade
Export duty
Abolished the export duty on wheat until July 2018.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 261 334 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 2 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2016.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 755 000 tonnes of rice from Government reserves, out of a total of 1.0 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.08
Trade
Export tariff
Agreed to reintroduce the value-added tax (VAT) on exports of maize processed products, such as [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.08
Trade
Import policy
Decided that only imports of ergot-fungus-free wheat (zero tolerance) would be authorized, as per decree [...]
Venezuela
Grains
Wheat
2016.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced that 24 state-run companies will distribute 219 000 tonnes of imported wheat to ensure [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.08
Trade
Import policy
Indicated that wheat imports with up to 0.05 percent of ergot fungus would be [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2016.08
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled and broken rice, with immediate effect. The move [...]

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.