Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support
Approved a budget of THB 476 million (USD 13 million) to extend subsidised insurance against [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2015.04
Stocks
Government procurement
Announced that it would purchase 77 000 tonnes of surplus produce from the local market, [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Set forth the phytosanitary requirements to import of paddy and husked rice from the United [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support
Renewed incentives for Aus paddy cultivation for the 2015 season, allocating BDT 302 million (USD [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Import tariff
Raised import duties levied on husked and semi/wholly milled rice (whether or not parboiled) to [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Support prices
Paddy support prices set at Pesos 2 150–2 250 per 120-kg fanega (USD 397–415 per [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Revised provisions put in place in 2012 to avert the conversion of paddies to other [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Safeguard measures
Allocated annual import quotas to Uruguay and Argentina in a bid to compensate the two [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Extended the deadline for States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act [...]
Dominican Republic
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.04
Production
State Market Intervention
Raised government allocation in support of dairy farmers, via the National Milk Producers Association, by [...]

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.