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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2012.06
Trade
Import tariff
Extended suspension of import duties for low and medium quality wheat until December 2012, in [...]
Algeria
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2012.06
Trade
Import ban
Introduced durum wheat and barley import ban until end of 2012 due to good production [...]
Burundi
Grains
Flour
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Removed import taxes on basic foods, including maize flour and wheat flour.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Trade
Import ban
Removed import ban on Argentine maize (by the General Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine), [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2012.05
Other
Food assistance
Increased supplies of subsidized wheat and rice for state-run welfare programmes by 10 million tonnes to [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2012.05
Production
Minimum support prices
Increased MSP for a number of crops, in order to boost production of summer sown [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2012.05
Trade
Subsidies
Provided a government subsidy of USD 27 per tonnes until the end of the marketing [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended wheat import tariff until end of May 2012, but then will be reinstated and [...]
Morocco
Grains
Barley
2012.05
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended wheat import tariff until end of May 2012, but then will be reinstated and [...]
India
Grains
All
2012.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 6.0 million tonnes of subsidized grains for distribution to above [...]

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.