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
Guinea
Rice
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Fixed retail price set at Guinea franc 160 000 per 50 kg bag (USD 448/tonne) [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.02
Trade
Export Ban
Exception to rice export ban approved, with 150 000 tonnes of Sona Masoori, Ponni Samba [...]
India
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Production support
“Extending the Green Revolution to Eastern India” programme renewed for a second season, with [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Government procurement
Rice procurement target set at 3.5 million tonnes.
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Stocks
Government stocks
Stocks held by Bulog to be gradually raised from 1.5 million tonnes to 2.0 million [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2011.02
Production
Production target
Domestic production to be raised in order to allow a 10 million tonne annual rice [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Supplementary Fair Price Card programme launched to provide eligible household with up to 20 kilos [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2011.02
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Targeted distributions of foodgrains to fourth class government workers launched.
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2011.02
Production
Minimum price and government procurement
Wheat procurement target for 2011 set at 6.5 million tonnes, with a minimum support price [...]
Peru
Grains
Maize
2011.02
Trade
Import tariff
Import tariff removed on some food products including maize and rice, in order to stabilize [...]

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.