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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2010.11
Trade
Export quota
Initial export quota of 2011 maize crop set at 5 million tonnes.
Tanzania
Grains
Maize
2010.10
Trade
Export ban
Ban on maize and maize flour exports dating from Jan 2009 lifted after good 2010 [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2010.10
Trade
Export quotas
Export quota of 500 000 tonnes for wheat, 200 000 for barley, and three million [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2010.10
Production
Support price
Minimum support price for wheat raised by 5.5 percent
Iran
Grains
Wheat
2010.09
Trade
Import ban
Imports of several agricultural products, including wheat and rice, banned until December 2010, to support [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2010.09
Trade
Import tariff
Tariff on soft wheat imports suspended until 31 December 2010, in effort to ensure domestic [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2010.08
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on wheat, wheat flour, barley, rye, rye flour and maize set to expire [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2010.08
Trade
Exports suspension
Planned exports of 2 million tonnes of wheat suspended after summer floods
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2010.07
Trade
Import quota
Imports of 400 000 tonnes of wheat allowed to stabilize market prices
Ethiopia
Grains
All
2010.07
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on cereals lifted following good harvests and lower domestic prices.

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.