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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Wheat export ban, imposed in early 2007, suspended, allowing 2 million tonnes for exports, after a [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Stocks
Releasing stocks
Wheat from public stocks sold in open market to create space in warehouses for rice [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Import quota
Tariff-rate import quota for 2012 set at 5.32 million tonnes.
Egypt
Rice
All
2011.09
Production
Government procurement, support prices
Plans to build a rice stockpile through local purchases announced. Volumes procured to equal half [...]
Guinea-Bissau
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Imports, Food subsidies, trade, consumption and marketing
30 000 tonnes of rice to be imported and sold at FCFA 14 500–-14 800 per [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on non-basmati rice lifted. Private sector permitted to ship 2 million tonnes of [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Court case concerning allocation of export quotas under 1 million tonne rice contingent, excepted from [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.09
Trade
Export taxes
Rail taxes halved for long-distance shipments of grain from Siberia and the Urals region, to [...]
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2011.08
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Imported rice prices set at LE 136 000 per 50 kg (USD 598/tonne) bag of [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Grains
Wheat
2011.08
Trade
Import tariff
Wheat and wheat flour import tariff halved for further 6 months.

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.