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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Rwanda
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
The specific duty levied on rice imports under the East African Community\'s Common External [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved increases in the minimum support price for various summer-sown (kharif) crops in 2015/16.
India
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved increases in the minimum support price for various summer-sown (kharif) crops in 2015/16.
India
Rice
All
2015.06
Production
Support prices, Government procurement
Raised minimum support prices by 4 percent to Rupees 14 100 (USD 212) per tonne [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 840 000 tonnes of rice from Government stocks for domestic use and export, out [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Announced that applications to import 805 200 tonnes of rice under Minimum Access Volume (MAV) [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Minimum export prices
Reversed a previous increase in minimum export prices for 25% broken rice, re-establishing floor prices [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariffs
Announced that in order to avert price increases in the month of Ramadan, duties on [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2015.06
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, export promotion
As part of its 2015/2016 budgetary allocations, announced that in order to aid farmers face [...]

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.