Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Benin
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
01/03/2013
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Food subsidies
Description
Extended the subsidized sales programme for rice and maize for a second round. Locally produced rice will continue to be sold to vulnerable groups at a subsidized price of FCFA 200 per kg (USD 0.4 per kg).
Notes
Exchange rate as of 1 April 2013