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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley and Maize
2018.09
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Agreed to allow barley and maize exports from Kazakhstan to access the Chinese market by [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervantion
Raised the selling price of imported wheat to domestic millers by 2.2 percent from the [...]
Turkey
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Export policy
Introduced a temporary limit on exports of wheat flour made from domestically produced grain to [...]
Brazil
Grains
All
2018.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measures
Increased minimum freight rates charged on trucks by 5 percent, in an attempt to end [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Export requirements
Introduced additional checks on wheat exports to Ecuador, Viet Nam, Sudan, Egypt, Venezuela and Israel, [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2018.09
Trade
Export duty
Introduced a 12 percent export duty on all products, valid with immediate effect until 31 [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2018.08
Trade
Export policy
Published Resolution 290/2018, temporarily suspending the Record of Affidavits for Overseas Sale (DJVE) for grains, [...]
Australia
Grains
Wheat
2018.08
Trade
Bilateral agreement
The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership was concluded. The agreement enables Australia to export 500 000 [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2018.08
Production
Production support
Producers of fertilizer voluntarily agreed to freeze prices until completion of 2019/20 winter grain sowing. [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2018.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Lowered the floor price for some wheat classes sold from state stocks in order to [...]

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.