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
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.07
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised minimum export prices for 25% broken rice by USD 35 to USD 410 per [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.07
Trade
Import tariff
Set import duties on basmati rice at 40%, up from a 22% rate applied previously. [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.07
Trade
Import quota
Approved imports of 500 000 tonnes of rice through a tender, for delivery by November [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2014.07
Trade
Import quota
Announced that it would not pursue the renewal of quantitative restrictions on rice, following the [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.07
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 13 221 tonnes of paddy from government stocks on 17 July [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Trade
Trade
Raised the maximum moisture content of wheat imports from 13 percent to 13.5 percent, applicable [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 1 million tonnes duty-free import quota for non-Mercosur wheat, from 23 June to [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2014.07
Trade
Import Tariff
Applied tariff of 5.32 EUR /tonne on maize, sorghum and rye imports from July 2014, [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved sales of 10 million tonnes of wheat from government stocks onto the local market. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.07
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that following the completion of a nation-wide survey of rice stored in public warehouses [...]

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.