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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2011.07
Production
Financial instrument for risk management
Federal Law on the State Support of Agricultural Insurance approved, increasing guarantees of compensation payments [...]
Tanzania
Grains
Maize
2011.07
Production
Government procurement from farmers
TZS 17.6 billion (USD 11 million) allocated for the purchase of 200 000 tonnes of [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Flour
2011.07
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Selling price of wheat flour produced from state reserves increased. Wheat flour premium class price [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2011.07
Consumption and marketing
Food distribution/food vouchers
50 000 tonnes of maize released from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for free distribution [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Wheat
2011.07
Trade
Import tariff
VAT (18 percent) on imported wheat, rye and flours re-imposed, previously removed in December 2010. [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Rye
2011.07
Trade
Import tariff
VAT (18 percent) on imported wheat, rye and flours re-imposed, previously removed in December 2010. [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2011.07
Stocks
Increasing stocks
Government tenders issued to import 50 000 tonnes of wheat and 50 000 tonnes of non-basmati [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2011.07
Trade
Export quota
Export quota of 650 000 tonnes of wheat products approved, including flour and semolina, until [...]
Kenya
Grains
Wheat
2011.07
Trade
Import tariff
Duty free import of wheat approved for one year, starting from July 2011.
Zimbabwe
Grains
All
2011.06
Production
Minimum price on food staple food commodities
Producer price set at USD 285 per tonne for maize and all grains. The Grain [...]

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.