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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Published new prices for 2017 intervention purchases. Approved for the first time prices for wheat [...]
Syria
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised the wheat procurement price to SYR 140 per kg (USD 650 per tonne) from [...]
Turkey
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Trade
Import policy
Lifted restrictions on Russian wheat imports.
Turkey
Grains
Maize
2017.05
Trade
Import policy
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to import 500 000 tonnes of maize duty-free until [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Reduced Value Added Taxes (VAT) imposed on the sale or import of various agricultural and [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.0 million tonnes of rice from Government reserves fit for industrial uses only, through [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 14 103 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 25 April 2017, out of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2017.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1.62 million tonnes of rice from Government reserves through an auction held on 23 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.04
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 7 472 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 18 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.04
Production
Government procurement
Announced that it would purchase 700 000 tonnes of paddy and 800 000 tonnes of [...]

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.