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
2015.11
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that it would purchase 200 000 tonnes of rice from the 2015 Aman harvest, [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Marketing
Approved establishment of four milling companies, and restructured the Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2015.11
Trade
Import quota
Announced that Colombia would require 150 000 tonnes of rice imports from fellow Andean Community [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised wheat minimum support price by 5.2 percent, to INR 1 525 per quintal (USD [...]
Chile
Rice
All
2015.11
Trade
Trade agreement, import tariffs
Began to phase-out import duties on Thai rice, with the entry into force of the [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Decided to continue allocating additional supplies of subsidized foodgrains for distribution to Below Poverty Line [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.11
Trade
Import agreement
Agreed to buy an additional 500 000 tonnes of rice from Thailand, as part of [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.11
Production
Production support, support prices
Raised guaranteed purchase prices for 2016/2017 by 15 percent for Khazar rice to IRR 36 [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.11
Trade
Import restrictions
According to official statements to the press, following the completion of harvesting activities, restrictions on [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2015.11
Other
Bilateral cooperation
Set up an intergovernmental organization to foster cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia, including the regulation [...]

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.