Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2011.06
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Viet Nam to enhance cooperation in rice trade. The [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Second distribution run of imported rice to local markets at subsidized prices approved.
India
Grains
All
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized rice and wheat approved for distribution under [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Support prices
Minimum support prices raised by 8 percent to Rupee 10 800 per tonne of common [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized rice and wheat approved for distribution under [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Compensation of Rupiah 3.7 million (USD 407) per hectare of lost plantings to be offered [...]
Iraq
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Supplementary power allocations to be provided from mid-June to October, to permit producers in central [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2011.06
Trade
Import tariff
Reduction of 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff of the [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Shilling 1.2 billion (USD 12 million) allocated to support the expansion of the Mwea irrigation [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2011.06
Production
Production support
Rice mechanization programme announced with a Pesos 16 billion allocation (USD 369 million), to provide [...]

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.