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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2015.07
Trade
Import policy
Raised the US dollar exchange rate at which wheat imports are purchased, seen likely to [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2015.07
Trade
Import policy
Announced it will no longer subsidize wheat imports.
India
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved increases in the minimum support price for various summer-sown (kharif) crops in 2015/16.
India
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved increases in the minimum support price for various summer-sown (kharif) crops in 2015/16.
Algeria
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties applied to animal feed ingredients, including maize and soyabeans until 31 December [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Export quota
Approved the exports of an additional 1.0 million tonnes of wheat and 100,000 tonnes of [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Production
Production support
Aannounced that the provincial government of Heilongjiang would double subsidies to some local maize processors [...]
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Awarded 48 674 tonnes of wheat imports under its main tariff-rate quota open to all [...]
Russia
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the price at which intervention purchases of the 2015 maize crop would occur [...]
Algeria
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties applied to animal feed ingredients, including maize and soyabeans until 31 December [...]

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.