Food Price Forum is moderated by the FAO Regional Office for Asia, in collaboration with the Trade and Markets Division
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to share with you the latest AP Weekly Price Monitor (29 November<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/rap/files/ESP/2012-11-29_AP_Weekly_-_Full_report.pdf>). You can find this and previous issues here<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/rap/home/asia-pacific-food-situation/asia-pacific-food-situation-weekly-update/en/>.
Over the past week, staple food commodity prices remained relatively stable in the majority of reporting countries, except for soybean prices in Myanmar that increased by 6 percent during the week of 26 November.
Under national policy highlights, in India, the Rangarajan Committee recommended to the Parliament removal of levy obligation on sugar mills. In Thailand, measures to regulate 2013 maize imports were approved and in Viet Nam the new 2020 import-export strategy on four product categories was approved: (i) fuel and minerals, (ii) agriculture, forest and seafood, (iii) processed and manufactured industrial products, and (iv) new products.
Also, as regional policy highlights, China and Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding based on which Thailand is ready to export more rice volume to China under Government to Government contract. Prices and quantities are to be negotiated later (Government of Thailand, 21 November 2012).
During September, heavy rains in Pakistan affected 474,000 crop hectares and 12,000 heads of cattle. In response, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) continued to provide food assistance (37 kg ration packages) to over 250,000 households in affected provinces: Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan (Government of Pakistan, 27 November 2012).
For more details, please see the full report<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/rap/files/ESP/2012-11-29_AP_Weekly_-_Full_report.pdf>.
With best regards,
AP Weekly Price Monitor team
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