Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.06
Production
Production support
Approved new set of support measures to replace the paddy pledging program during the 2014/15 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import quota
Received approval from the WTO Council for Trade in Goods to extend quantitative restrictions on [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import quota
Announced that the Government would import 100 000 tonnes of rice for sale at controlled [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Export ban
Renewed the ban on non-aromatic rice exports, effective until 30 June 2015.
India
Rice
All
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that the Government would release 5.0 million tonnes of rice from state granaries and [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2014.06
Production
Production support
Announced that Taka 100 million (USD 1.3 million) would be allocated to provide seed and [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Export restrictions
Announced that it would henceforth exempt Bhutan from any ban or quantitative restriction on exports [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2014.06
Trade
Import tariffs
Pending the issuance of the revised rice tariff regime, declared that rice shipments awaiting clearance [...]
Nicaragua
Grains
Maize
2014.06
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 73000 tonnes duty-free import quota of white maize.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.06
Trade
Trade
EU and Ukraine completed the process of signature of the Association Agreement including the Deep [...]

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.