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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2019.05
Trade
Export ban
Increased the sale of government-purchased maize and imposed a temporary ban on maize exports, in [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.05
Production
Production support
Released the budget for the Rural Insurance Premium Programme 2019, allocating BRL 125 million (USD [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2019.05
Trade
Export policy
Adopted Decree 208/2019 approving new export-based tax incentives for small and medium enterprise (SMEs). The [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Fixed the reserve price of wheat under open market sale from official stock at INR [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the reserve price of wheat for sale under the open market sale scheme (OMSS) [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Increased the import duty on wheat from 30 percent to 40 percent, in an effort [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced a plan to set up contract farming as a substitute for wheat imports, which [...]
Syria
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Issued a decree establishing a grain company that will replace the state silos, mills and [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the receipt of 2 million sacks of wheat from farmers in the Gezira Scheme, [...]
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Removed the 70 percent duty on prepared wheat products destined for dietetic food for special [...]

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.