Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import quota
Renewed import duty exemptions on rice originating from Cambodia. Effective for 2014 and 2015, 300 [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Import quota
Renewed import duty exemptions on 70 000 tonnes of rice (paddy and semi/wholly milled) originating [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2014.02
Trade
Certification of origin
Launched a self-regulatory mechanism (code of conduct), together with industry representatives, to certify the origin [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Exempted loading, unloading, packing and storage and warehousing of rice from service taxes.
India
Rice
All
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
As part of its 2014-15 budget, raised allocations to food subsidies to Rupees 1.15 trillion [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.02
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 167 000 tonnes of 5 percent broken rice and 74 500 tonnes [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2014.02
Trade
Export Quota
Authorised 0.5 million tonnes export of total proyected of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2014.02
Production
Production support, sector policy framework
Announced that around 130 000 ha of rice area would be shifted towards the cultivation [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2014.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that 509 000 tonnes of grain would be sold at a fixed price of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2014.02
Production
Support prices
Raised government paddy procurement prices for the 2014 season by 2 percent to Yuan 135 [...]

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.