Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
Costa Rica
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
11/01/2014
Policy Category
Production
Policy Instrument
Support prices
Description
Delayed the elimination of fixed prices for rice by another six months, to 1 March 2015. Following consultations with sector representatives, authorities also agreed to consider the sector's request to implement safeguard measures for milled rice imports from South American countries as well as measures to reduce crop insurance costs.