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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Fixed the minimum support price at PKR 1 400 per kg (USD 219 per tonne), [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.03
Trade
Export tax
Lowered export taxes from 9 to 5 percent for maize flour and from 9 to [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the import duty on wheat and wheat flour from ZAR 77.62 to ZAR 51.66 [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2020.02
Trade
Export policy
Suspended the registration of agricultural exports until further notice.
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Trade
Import duty
Suspended a 60 percent wheat import duty for 36 days, until 31 March
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the new minimum guarantee prices for all wheat grain varieties and wheat seeds for [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Trade
Trade policy
Established new discounts on customs duties for wheat and wheat or meslin flour (Exempt Decree [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Raised the maize subsidized price from ZWL 50 to ZWL 70 per 10 kg bag [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Government intervention
Extended its imported wheat moisture limit specifications of 13.5 percent by one year to April [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Price support
Announced revised criteria for determining market price support for 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.