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
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a Bolívares 4.7 subsidy per kg (USD 746 per tonne) of paddy produced between [...]
Haiti
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Import agreement
Reached a government-to-government agreement with Viet Nam for the provision of 200 000 tonnes of [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Production support, minimum purchasing prices, warehouse receipts
Established minimum purchasing prices for green paddy produced in selected regions of the country, namely [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 50 600 tonnes of fragrant rice and 183 000 tonnes of 5 percent [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts
Paddy support prices set by the National Rice Commission at Pesos 1 950 - 2 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced that it intends to buy 1.0 million tonnes of rice and 150 000 tonnes [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Held a tender for 80 400 tonnes of fragrant rice and 164 100 tonnes of [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Tax policy
Issued orders setting value added taxes on entities supplying rice for export to 0%.
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 100 000 tonnes of rice from government stocks on 18 March 2014, [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2014.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Decided to reduce its strategic reserves and release them in the market in an attempt [...]

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.