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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Vietnam
Grains
Maize
2014.08
Consumption and marketing
GMO policies and regulations
Allowed the use of four varieties of genetically modified maize for animal feed. Farmers still [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Trade
Trade
Raised the maximum moisture content of wheat imports from 13 percent to 13.5 percent, applicable [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 1 million tonnes duty-free import quota for non-Mercosur wheat, from 23 June to [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2014.07
Trade
Import Tariff
Applied tariff of 5.32 EUR /tonne on maize, sorghum and rye imports from July 2014, [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved sales of 10 million tonnes of wheat from government stocks onto the local market. [...]
Nicaragua
Grains
Maize
2014.06
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 73000 tonnes duty-free import quota of white maize.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.06
Trade
Trade
EU and Ukraine completed the process of signature of the Association Agreement including the Deep [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised by 16 percent (to USD 466/tonne) the domestic procurement price for wheat.
European Union
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.06
Trade
Trade
Signed Association Agreements with Georgia and the Republic of Moldova.
European Union
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.06
Trade
Trade
Prohibited the import of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol into the European Union, except [...]

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.