Mercados y Comercio

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2011.03
Production
Budgetary allocations, Production support
2011 budgetary allocations to the agricultural sector raised by Yuan 130.48 billion (USD 20 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2011.03
Production
Production target
Target set to increase proportion of mechanized rice planting to 45% and mechanized harvesting to [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2011.03
Production
Production target
Target announced to preserve arable land over 1.818 billion mu (121 million hectares), in order [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Promotion of consumption
Campaign to promote greater consumption of rice-based products launched, with the aim of lifting per [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Price ceiling for type 80–20 rice lowered by 6 percent to Colones 691 per kg [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2011.03
Production
Input subsidies
Farmers provided with subsidized fertilizers, with 50 kg bags available at KES 1100 (USD 12.8), [...]
United Arab Emirates
Rice
All
2011.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Rice and bread to be sold at 2004 price levels, effective from April to December [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2011.03
Stocks
Stock release
150 000 tonnes of rice to be released from government reserves starting in March, to [...]
Madagascar
Rice
All
2011.03
Trade
Export ban
Rice exports prohibited.
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.03
Trade
Import quota
Duty free import quota of 660 000 tonnes allocated to the private sector, subject 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.