Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Peru
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
01/04/2013
Policy Category
Production
Policy Instrument
Production support, export promotion, promotion of local products
Description
Agreed with industry representatives to promote exports to fellow Andean countries, greater domestic consumption of local rice, while continuing to encourage producers in northern coastal regions to replace rice with maize. The measures are geared at arresting further declines in local producer prices.