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
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.11
Production
Production support, procurement, support prices, insurance, credit
Announced that an estimated 100 000 drought-stricken farmers would be provided with credit relief and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Approved the release of 600 000 tonnes of fragrant rice and 500 000 tonnes of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2012.11
Trade
Trade promotion
Ministerial proposals to enhance rice trade cooperation with four other ASEAN nations (Cambodia, Lao PDR, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2012.11
Production
Governement procurement from farmers
Increase of governemt procuremet price for maize in 2013 by 7%, in an effort to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2012.11
Trade
Import restrictions
Ukraine removed from list of approved wheat suppliers during 2013, after the announcement of the [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Released 38 072 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 74 [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.11
Stocks
Stock release
Released 29 123 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 80 [...]
European Union
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2012.11
Trade
Import tariff
Suspention of import duties on wheat of low and medium quality and feed barley extended [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.11
Stocks
Releasing stocks
Approval od 500 000 tonnes from government stocks through retail outlets, in order to ease [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2012.11
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Expanded sales from grain intervention stocks to all regions, not just Siberia, the Urals and [...]

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.