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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set the minimum purchasing prices for the public intervention fund on grains for the new [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2015.03
Trade
Export promotion
Announced the creation of a new fund which will compensate by up to 50 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2015.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that USD 24.7bn will spent on stockpiling of grains, edible oils and other commodities [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2015.03
Production
Production support
Allocated Tenge 20 billion (USD 108 million) to support agrarian industry with anti-crisis measures. [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lifted the ban on the import of wheat, but imposed a uniform 25 percent regulatory [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Import tariff
Increased its import tariff on wheat from ZAR 157 (USD 13) per tonne to ZAR [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Maize
2015.03
Production
Production support
Approved three types of GMO maize commercial crops of for distribution to local farmers. [...]
Zambia
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Export quota
Stated that, after a large crop boosted availabilities, 1m t of maize had been approved [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Trade
Export quota
Approved 1 million tonnes of 2014/15 wheat for export.
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Trade
Import policy
Extended for six months a decision to allow imports of wheat with up to 13.5 [...]

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.