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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2014.11
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced the start of the 2014/15 intervention programme for maize. The State purchase price was [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2014.11
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties on maize and several other cereals.
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2014.11
Trade
Import tariff
Imposed a 20 percent import duty on wheat from all countries for the current crop [...]
Philippines
Grains
Wheat
2014.11
Trade
Import tariff
Imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 16.19 percent on imports of wheat flour from Turkey for [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2014.10
Trade
Export quota
Authorized the export of 400 000 tonnes of wheat and 100 000 tonnes of wheat flour from [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2014.10
Trade
Export quota
Authorized the export of 500 000 tonnes of maize from the 2013/14 harvest.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2014.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced that the 2015 state purchase price for wheat would be maintained at the 2014 [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2014.10
Trade
Import tariff
Increased import tariffs for maize, sorghum and rye from EUR 5.32 to EUR 10.44 (USD [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2014.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised domestic procurement price for wheat by 3.6 percent to Rupees 1 045 per 100 kg [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2014.09
Production
Producer subsidies
Approved BRL 650 million (USD 290 million) to support wheat and cotton farmers facing lower [...]

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.