Mercados y Comercio

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.04
Production
Production support
Food Staples Self-sufficiency Roadmap 2011-–2016 announced, with the aim of ensuring food self-sufficiency by raising [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2011.03
Production
Sector development assistance
Allocated funds for new plantations aimed at increasing output of palm oil
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.03
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Supplementary direct purchase programme launched to buy up to 2.0 million tonnes of secondary paddy. [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2011.03
Production
Support prices
Prices offered to producers under the price insurance scheme raised by 10 percent to baht [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Minimum export prices for 5% broken rice set at USD 500 per tonne and at [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Minimum export prices for 5% broken set at USD 480 per tonne and at USD [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2011.03
Trade
Minimum export prices
Minimum export prices for 5% broken set at USD 490 per tonne and at USD [...]
United Arab Emirates
Grains
Wheat
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Subsidies set for rice and bread (wheat) in effort to curb inflation start in April [...]
Tanzania
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2011.03
Production
Sector development assistance
Exempted manufacturers using home-grown seeds from paying VAT to stimulate demand for local oilseeds
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2011.03
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policies
Started phased introduction of mandatory B5 admixture, accompanied by tax exemption and variable subsidy

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.