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Japan |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Consumption and marketing |
Procurement price |
Raised prices of imported wheat sold to the private sector by 4.6 percentage, effective from [...] |
Kenya |
Grains |
Maize |
2017.03 |
Trade |
Import duty |
Removed import duties on maize and exempted bread and maize flour from VAT for the [...] |
Nigeria |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Production |
Production support |
Approved NGN 50 million (USD 163 677) interest-free loan in favour of wheat farmers in [...] |
Nigeria |
Grains |
Maize |
2017.03 |
Production |
Production support |
Started training 500 farmers on maize and cassava value chain in Nasarawa State. The training [...] |
Pakistan |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government procurement |
Announced the purchase of 7.05 million tonnes of wheat for PKR 225 billion (USD 2 [...] |
Philippines |
Grains |
Maize |
2017.03 |
Consumption and marketing |
Marketing measures |
Introduced the countrys first credit card facility for maize farmers. |
Russia |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Consumption and marketing |
Procurement price |
Set grain intervention prices for the 2017/18 marketing season. Prices for third-class wheat were reduced [...] |
Rwanda |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Production |
Production support |
Announced to allocate more land for wheat production in order to be less dependent on [...] |
South Africa |
Grains |
Wheat |
2017.03 |
Trade |
Import tariff |
Announced a 25 percent reduction of the wheat import tariff from ZAR 1 591 (USD 118.52) [...] |
Turkey |
Grains |
All |
2017.03 |
Trade |
Import duty |
Suspended duty-free wheat, maize and other products imported from the Russian Federation by not including [...] |
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. |
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