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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Peru
Grains
Maize
2013.04
Production
Farmers Income Tax
Reduced maize farmers\' income tax by 1.5 percent.
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2013.04
Production
Price Support
Increase of the dollar-based reference price for locally produced wheat by 37 percent, in order [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Trade
Export quota
Authorized 5 million tonnes of wheat export from the 2013/14 crop. In addition, approved [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased procurement price of wheat by 4 percent to BDT 25 (USD 0.32) per kg, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Stock Release
Sold 1.29 million tonnes of wheat from state reserves in order to ease tight [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Production
Government market intervention
Announced plans to build 150 silos ahead of the 2014 wheat harvest.
India
Grains
All
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
A revised version of the National Food Security Act approved by the Indian Cabinet. The [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Trade
Export measures
Allowed private traders to export 5 million tonnes of wheat from the 2012 harvest from [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Purchase of 9 million tonnes of wheat from the farmers by Pakistan Agricultural Storage and [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2013.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced plans to purchase wheat on the domestic market during August-October 2013 in order to [...]

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.