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
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2016.03
Production
Production support
Announced that incentives on Aus rice cultivation would be renewed for the 2016 season under [...]
Sri Lanka
Grains
Wheat
2016.03
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced tax concessions on wheat flour imports temporarily, to buoy demand for locally produced rice. [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2016.03
Trade
Import restrictions
Reintroduced the ban on rice imports through land borders, with immediate effect.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 509 102 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2016.03
Trade
Import tender
Announced that offers for the supply of at least 10 000 tonnes of rice, for [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 509 077 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2016.03
Production
Production support, management of natural resources
Announced that, in response to a request from Viet Nam, China (Mainland) would raise water [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2016.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set consumer level Fair Prices at VEF 120.0 for a kilo of Type I rice, [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2016.03
Production
Production support, support prices
Raised paddy producer prices to VEF 70.0 per kilo of Type A paddy and to [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2016.03
Stocks
Government procurement
Decided to purchase an additional 157 000 tonnes of surplus rice from the local market, [...]

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.