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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Turkmenistan
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Authorized an increase in the state purchase price for wheat, starting from 2019, as part [...]
Jordan
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Announced it will start selling wheat and barley to farmers at the subsidized prices of [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the minimum support price for wheat by 6 percent to INR 1 840 per [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised the minimum price of a 50 kg bag of wheat by almost 150 percent [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered wheat import tariffs from ZAR 640.5 to ZAR 294.46 (USD 45 to USD 20.7) [...]
Malawi
Grains
Maize
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Announced that maize grain held by the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC), a Government [...]
Georgia
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures
Postponed banning wheat imports until 1 October 2019.
Sri Lanka
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Reversed the LKR 5 (USD 0.03) price hike imposed by Prima Company (supplier of wheat [...]
United States of America
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Import tariff
Announced a list of Chinese goods, including wheat and maize products, which would be subject [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures
Implemented a digital system to facilitate cargo unloading from trucks in the ports of Gran [...]

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.