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
India
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Export restrictions
Decided to continue permitting the unrestricted export of non-basmati rice and wheat, in light of [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Trade promotion
Included rice, along with 21 other commodities, among the list of items permitted to be [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Production support
Waived Shillings 442 million (USD 5.0 million) worth of debt accrued by paddy farmers in [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Government procurement
In collaboration with the Myanmar Rice Federation, launched a procurement round for 25 percent broken [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Production support
Announced a programme to bolster off-season paddy production to supplement broader flood recovery efforts, which [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Production support, procurement, support prices, insurance, credit
Announced that an estimated 100 000 drought-stricken farmers would be provided with credit relief and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Approved the release of 600 000 tonnes of fragrant rice and 500 000 tonnes of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Trade promotion
Ministerial proposals to enhance rice trade cooperation with four other ASEAN nations (Cambodia, Lao PDR, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2012.11
Production
Governement procurement from farmers
Increase of governemt procuremet price for maize in 2013 by 7%, in an effort to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2012.11
Trade
Import restrictions
Ukraine removed from list of approved wheat suppliers during 2013, after the announcement 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.