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
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2015.07
Trade
Import policy
Announced it will no longer subsidize wheat imports.
Panama
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import requirements, phytosanitary measures
Set forth the sanitary and phytosanitary requirements to import paddy from Paraguay.
Liberia
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled and broken rice in an effort to keep [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Extended the period until which 45 360 tonnes of paddy are permitted to arrive in [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import restrictions
Announced that importers of rice and 39 other products would be barred from accessing Nigerian [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
The specific duty levied on rice imports under the East African Community\'s Common External [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.06
Production
Support prices, Government procurement
Raised minimum support prices by 4 percent to Rupees 14 100 (USD 212) per tonne [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved increases in the minimum support price for various summer-sown (kharif) crops in 2015/16.

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.