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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Trade
Import duty
Increased milling wheat import duty from 30 percent to 135 percent, effective from publication in [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the plan to purchase from farmers 1.64 million wheat bags during 2017 at PKR [...]
Syria
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Allocated SYP 70 billion (USD 326.6 million) for marketing this year’s wheat crop.
Uzbekistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Trade
Import tax
Reduced the import tax on wheat flour from 11 percent to 5 percent.
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Trade
Export policy
Lifted suspension on maize exports this year, allowing monitored shipments, as the country expects to [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the maize procurement price at USD 390 per tonne, among the highest prices in [...]
Algeria
Grains
Feed ingredients
2017.04
Trade
Import licenses
Awarded licenses until 15 April 2017 to import feed grains, including barley and maize meal, [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set to procure 100 000 tonnes of wheat at BDT 28 per kg (USD 34.2 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Stocks
Stocks release
Authorized the sale of up to 250 000 tonnes of maize from public stocks to [...]
Uganda
Rice
All
2017.03
Trade
Import tariff
Decided to restore the duty remission on husked rice until 31 July 2017. The measure [...]

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.