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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2019.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the purchasing price of maize by nearly 50 percent, from ZMW 75 to ZMW [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2019.07
Trade
Tax policy
Exempted rice exports from the 4 percent sales tax on pounded rice (Impuesto a la [...]
India
Grains
All
2019.07
Production
Government support
Released the Union Budget for 2019/20, allocating INR 1 304 billion (USD18.2 billion) to the [...]
Kenya
Grains
Wheat
2019.07
Production
Production support
Provided pesticides with a total value of KES 200 million (USD 1.9 million) to combat [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 401 704 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 5 July 2019, through two [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.07
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered the cap on export taxes on rice to ARS 3 for every US dollar [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2019.07
Consumption and marketing
Price support
Adopted Disposition 119/2019 increasing the price of sugar-cane-based and maize-based ethanol used in fuel blending [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2019.07
Trade
Import duty
Opened a window for duty-free import of 12.5 million bags of maize starting at the [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2019.07
Trade
Import requirements
Confirmed the maintenance of a 13.5 percent moisture content requirement in wheat imports (triticum aestivum) [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Maize
2019.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the minimum support price for maize by 3.5 percent, to INR 1 760 per [...]

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.