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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
Maize
2019.04
Trade
Import duty
Allowed the import of feed grade maize at a concessional import duty of 15 percent, [...]
Iran
Grains
Wheat
2019.04
Production
Government support
Approved the release of USD 2 billion from development fund for flood damages. Khuzestan province [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2019.04
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Revised a ban on domestic production of wheat that had been in place for three [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set a target to purchase 130 lakh tonnes of wheat, starting 1 April 2019, through [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the extension, for a further two years, of the removal of value-added tax on [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced the sale of 300 000 million tonnes of maize from public inventories, in order [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the wheat support price at PKR 1 300 per 40 kg (USD 229.5 per [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Trade
Import quota
Announced an agreement with the United States to implement a duty-free tariff quota (TRQ) for [...]
Canada
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Production
Production support
Improved a maize production insurance plan under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help maize farmers [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Released 5 222 bags of maize out of the 3.5 million bags currently held as [...]

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.