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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.09
Trade
Export taxes
Rail taxes halved for long-distance shipments of grain from Siberia and the Urals region, to [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2011.09
Production
Government procurement/ Input programme
Grain Marketing Board grants about USD 10 million to pay farmers who delivered maize to its [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Production
Minimum support price increase
Minimum purchase price for wheat in the country\'s major wheat-producing areas increased, from CNY 95 [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Food distribution in case of emergency
Distribution of around 15 000 tonnes of wheat granted by Japan to millers hit by [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Stocks
Food stocks set up
Depleted Ethiopian Food Emergency Relief Reserve (EFSRR) replenished through market stabilization interventions with 300 000 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Trade
Export ban
Wheat export ban, imposed in early 2007, suspended, allowing 2 million tonnes for exports, after a [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.09
Stocks
Releasing stocks
Wheat from public stocks sold in open market to create space in warehouses for rice [...]
Mexico
Grains
All
2011.08
Production
Finance and credit facilities
Interest rates applied to loans for grain and livestock producers decreased by 6 percent, to [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.08
Trade
Other measures affecting exports
Ban imposed by railway authorities on export grain transport to Black Sea port, Novorossiisk, the [...]
Taiwan province of China
Grains
Wheat
2011.08
Trade
Import tariff
Wheat and wheat flour import tariff halved for further 6 months.

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.