Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Cuba
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced that USD 450 million would be invested in the sector through 2016, to purchase [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Support prices
Following agreement by the Rice Consultative Council, raised paddy producer prices by 7 percent to [...]
India
Grains
All
2012.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 6.0 million tonnes of subsidized grains for distribution to above [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, to come into force in January 2013. Under the [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2012.05
Trade
Customs valuation
Set the benchmark price for customs valuation at USD 699 per tonne, applicable during the [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support
Announced plans to purchase 20 000 tonnes from small-scale farmers in main producing regions through [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2012.05
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Approved measures to arrest the conversion of area dedicated to rice cultivation to other uses, [...]
Burundi
Grains
Flour
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Removed import taxes on basic foods, including maize flour and wheat flour.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Trade
Import ban
Removed import ban on Argentine maize (by the General Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine), [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.05
Other
Food assistance
Increased supplies of subsidized wheat and rice for state-run welfare programmes by 10 million tonnes to [...]

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.