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
2015.03
Production
Production adjustment program
Approved a five-year (2015-2019) agricultural restructuring plan. Under its rice component, the programme would aim [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.03
Production
Finance and credit facilities
Announced that a credit line would be opened, at subsidized rates, to support small- and [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.03
Trade
Import tariff, tax policy
Doubled the tariff levied on paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and/or broken rice to Rupees 40 [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2015.03
Trade
Import quota, licenses
On the occasion of a memorandum of understanding's signature, whereby sector representatives committed to enhance [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.03
Stocks
Stock release
Decided to postpone the release of supplies from Government stockpiles until after the completion of [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2015.03
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Announced that it would release supplies from Government granaries in order to relieve pressure on [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Raised government purchasing prices by 12 percent to Rupiah 3 700 -3 750 per kilo [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2015.03
Trade
Import quota
Approved imports of 80 000 tonnes of milled rice, or an equivalent paddy amount, from [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2015.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that the state enterprise EMAPA would procure supplies from the 2015 harvest at USD [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2015.03
Trade
Import levies, safeguard measures
Revoked a January 2015 measure imposing a temporary duty of 7 percent for goods originated [...]

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.