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
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.
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Trade
Import quota
Doubled non-Mercosur import quota for wheat and waived tariff. The quota will remain in [...]
Chile
Grains
Maize
2013.04
Trade
Import tariff
Introduced 9.7 percent countervailing import tariff on Argentine maize on grounds of unfair competition [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Production
Government procurement
Allocated EGP 11 billion (USD 1.6 billion) for the purchase of 4.5 million tonnes of [...]
Peru
Grains
Maize
2013.04
Production
Farmers Income Tax
Reduced maize farmers\' income tax by 1.5 percent.

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.