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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2019.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced procurement prices for 2019 grains. The price for wheat 3rd grade now ranges from [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2019.09
Trade
Import duty
Announced a cut in the customs duty on soft wheat from 135 percent to 35 [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2019.09
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the import duty on wheat and wheat flour from ZAR 95.8 cent per kg [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 16 760 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 402 [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2019.09
Production
Government procurement
Set government purchasing prices for the 2019 season, ranging from TRY 2 700 to 3 [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.09
Consumption and marketing
Bilateral agreement
Signed deals with Belarus worth USD 350 million in order to enhance economic cooperation. The [...]
Brazil
Grains
All
2019.09
Production
Government support
Authorized BRL 25.3 million (USD 6.07 million) in payments to producers affected by severe drought [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2019.09
Production
Support prices, warehouse receipts program
Allocated an additional COP 9.5 billion (USD 2.8 million) to implement the storage incentive programme [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2019.09
Production
Production support
Released a high-yielding wheat variety to farmers in order to improve national output of this [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.09
Stocks
Stock release
Instructed the National Food Authority (NFA) to offload 180 000 tonnes of rice that the [...]

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.