AreaBangladesh

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date08/02/2018

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement, purchasing prices

DescriptionRevised the 2017 Aman procurement target for the second time since January 2018, setting it at 600 000 tonnes, twice the level foreseen in November 2017. The procurement drive ran from 3 December 2017 to 7 March 2018, offering BDT 39 per kg (USD 469 per tonne) of Aman rice purchased.

NotesExchange rate as of 15 April 2018.