AreaUnited States of America

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date27/08/2018

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support, government procurement

DescriptionLaid out details of a USD 12 billion short-term support package to agricultural producers, in order to help them cope with losses incurred as a result of trade disputes. Under the measure, assistance for the rice sector would be channelled through the Food Purchase and Distribution Program, under which USD 48.1 million would go to purchase domestic rice, to be distributed under nutrition assistance schemes. Under two separate programmes, payments would be extended to producers of seven products (not including rice), while USD 200 million would be allocated to promote the development of new export markets for all US agricultural sectors.