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
2014.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised minimum export prices for 25 percent broken rice by USD 20 to USD 375 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 438 000 tonnes of rice from government stocks on sale through two tenders held [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.04
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 198 000 tonnes of white and fragrant rice from government stocks through [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production support
Decided to extend a Pesos 100 000 (USD 53) per tonne assistance package for up [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.04
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set maximum retail prices for rice at Rupees 77 (USD 0.6) in the case of [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import tariff, tax policy
Removed the Rupees 20 per kilo (USD 153 per tonne) duty levied on rice, together [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import regulation
Issued new rice import regulations: imports of medium quality rice (with up to 25% brokens) [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2014.04
Trade
Free trade agreement
Concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea, Australia’s third-largest [...]
Ecuador
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.04
Trade
Import access
Opened import permit requests for US beef.
Uruguay
Rice
All
2014.04
Production
Production support
Announced that it would open a USD 40 million trust fund in support of the [...]

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.