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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Turkmenistan
Grains
Wheat
2018.11
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced new purchasing prices for the 2019 wheat crop, which was set at TMT 800 [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2018.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the new purchasing price of maize, which was set at KES 2 300 for [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2018.11
Trade
Export policy
Imposed temporarily restrictive measures on the export of maize grain and maize meal products. These [...]
Australia
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This market access package will [...]
Thailand
Grains
Maize
2018.10
Production
Production support
Launched a maize growing promotion scheme under the Government's San Palang Pracharat public-private partnership initiative. [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Trade
Import duty
Suspended custom duty on soft wheat from 1 November to 31 December. A 30 percent [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Announced the construction of a grain hub in Egypt, in order to restore and expand [...]
Morocco
Grains
All
2018.10
Production
Government support
Announced that 1 million ha of land will be distributed to smallholder farmers, in order [...]
Serbia
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Reached an agreement for wheat exports to Egypt by the end of this year, after [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2018.10
Stocks
Stocks release
Approved the sale of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat, rye and feed barley from the [...]

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.