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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2012.01
Production
Producer price
Grain prices during the government’s purchasing interventions in 2012 will be mantained unchanged from 2011 [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2012.01
Stocks
Food stocks policy
FRA increased maize reserve stocks from 300 000 to 600 000 tonnes.
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2012.01
Trade
Export quota
Announced wheat export plan removing export quotas. Under the new plan exporters will be [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2012.01
Other
Transportation subsidies (rail)
Transport subsidies on grain exports (Azov, the Black and Baltic seas) through the Russian [...]
Canada
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2011.12
Other
Privatization
Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act approved. It ends the Canadian Wheat Board\'s monopoly on [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2011.12
Production
Governement procurement from farmers and minimum support price
Procurement of 10-12 million tonnes of maize from farmers at above market price until April [...]
India
Grains
All
2011.12
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
New Food Security Bill submitted to the parliament. It will create legal entitlement to subsidized [...]
Indonesia
Grains
All
2011.12
Trade
Import tariff
Import tariff for designated grain, feed and oilseed products increased to 5 percent.
Malawi
Grains
Maize
2011.12
Trade
Export ban
Suspention of maize and maize products exports and revocation of export licenses from private [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2011.12
Production
Input subsidies
Maximum price threshold and subsidies for domestic commercialization introduced on imported wheat, durum wheat [...]

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.