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
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2014.05
Production
Support prices
Raised the minimum support prices for selected kharif oilseed crops, though soybean and groundnut, [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.04
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Following the January 2014 passage of the Fair Price Law (Ley Orgánica de Precios Justos), [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2014.04
Trade
Export Quota
Authorized 0.5 million tonnes export of total proyected of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled and broken rice so as to keep local [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production support
Suspended import tariffs on agricultural equipment, seeds, live animals for breeding and other goods employed [...]
Morocco
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production support
Signed an agreement with sector representatives to see MAD 270 million (USD 33 million) invested [...]
Ghana
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production target, production support
Announced it aims to be fully self-sufficient in rice by 2018, when paddy production is [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Conducted a tender for 213,000 tonnes of fragrant and 5 percent broken rice from government [...]
Türkiye
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import quota, import tariffs
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to import 200 000 tonnes of rice, free of [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Customs processing fees
Decided to remove custom\'s processing fees charged on rice exports, effective 1 May 2014.

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.