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
European Union
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Protected geographical indication
Entered Thai “Khao Hom Mali Thung Kula Rong-Hai” rice into the register of protected designations [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.02
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support, crop diversification, agricultural credit, storage
Renewed the “Bringing the Green Revolution to Eastern India” (BGREI) scheme through a Rupees 10.0 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Import quota
Signed an agreement with industry representatives in Luzon to combat rice smuggling. The accord envisages [...]
Russian Federation
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Announced that temporary import restrictions on Indian rice would be imposed due to detection of [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.02
Trade
Minimum export prices
Set minimum export prices for 5 percent broken rice at USD 410 per tonne and [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2013.02
Trade
Export quota
Authorised export of 3 million tonnes of maize in addition to 15 million tonnes already [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2013.02
Trade
Import duty
Exempted 1 million tonnes of wheat from non-Mercosur origins from the 10 percent import duty [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2013.02
Production
Government procurement and procurement price
Increased procurement price for wheat in 2013/14 MY by 5 percent to EGP [...]
India
Grains
All
2013.02
Consumption and marketing
Budgetary allocations, food subsidies
As part of its 2013-2014 budgetary allocations, set aside Rupees 100 billion (USD 1.8 billion) [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.02
Consumption and marketing
Budgetary allocations, production support, crop diversification, agricultural credit, storage
Further Rupees 5.0 billion (USD 92 million) were allocated to encourage crop diversification in original [...]

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.