Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Myanmar
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Announced plans to procure 100 000 tonnes of rice during the 2013-2014 fiscal year to [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Credit, marketing assistance
Announced that USD 6 million worth of credit and marketing assistance would be provided to [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Production support, export promotion, promotion of local products
Agreed with industry representatives to promote exports to fellow Andean countries, greater domestic consumption of [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.04
Production
Production support
Allocated Pesos 500 million (USD 12 million) to encourage greater hybrid rice cultivation in 2013 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia, enabling the National Food Authority to import rice [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.04
Stocks
Stock release
Announced a plan to release 500 000 tonnes of white rice from Government stocks through [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.04
Stocks
Stock release
Delayed plans to release 500 000 tonnes of white rice from government stocks through tender, [...]
Türkiye
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Import quota, import tariffs
Allocated a 100 000 tonne, free of duty, import quota to the Turkish Grain Board [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Lowered floor prices for 35 percent broken rice by USD 5 to USD 365 per [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2013.04
Trade
Export quota
Approved additional exports of 4.4 million tonnes of maize from 2012/13 crop.

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.