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
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.01
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, support prices, credit
Allocated Rupees 2.5 billion (USD 18 million) to provide a 50 percent waiver on farmer [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.01
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 496 243 tonnes of 5 percent broken and fragrant rice, through an open [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2015.01
Trade
Export restrictions and prohibitions
Announced that in its efforts to promote shipments abroad and stabilize the domestic market, long-standing [...]
Angola
Rice
All
2015.01
Trade
Import quota, licenses
Introduced an import quota for 457 000 tonnes of rice for calendar 2015, as part [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2015.01
Production
Production support
Allocated Naira 26 billion (USD 129 million) to support agricultural producers with subsidized inputs through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2015.01
Stocks
Stock-holding policy
Issued new guidelines entrusting upon provincial governors the responsibility of grain security, including that of [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.01
Trade
Import tariff, tax policy
Raised duties levied on paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and/or broken rice to Rupees 20 per [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.01
Trade
Export requirements
In an effort to promote greater vertical integration, issued directives that make it requisite for [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.01
Stocks
Stock-holding policy
Revised quantities mandated to be held in the Central Pool under the Buffer Stock Norms [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2015.01
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 70 671 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of [...]

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.