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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2014.10
Trade
Safeguard measures
Ruled out a provisional import tariff increase on selected classes of milled rice, pending the [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.10
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, support prices, credit
Announced that the subsidized fertilizer programme would be continued, as part of its 2015 budgetary [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.10
Trade
Import restrictions
According to press reports, put in place a ban on rice and sugar imports, in [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2014.10
Trade
Export ban
Relaxed the ban on milled rice exports. Effective until August 2015, traders will be permitted [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2014.10
Stocks
Government procurement
Announced that it intended to purchase surplus produce, estimated at 180 000 tonnes, to stabilize [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2014.10
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
As part of its budgetary allocations for 2015, announced that Ringgit 6 billion (USD 1.8 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.10
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 37 583 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.10
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Extended the deadline for States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2014.10
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 37 583 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.10
Production
Cultivation limits
Announced that the Royal Irrigation Department would restrict in the Chao Phraya basin the discharge [...]

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.