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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2018.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
The Jilin province announced that maize deep processors and feed producers were eligible to purchase [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2018.03
Consumption and marketing
Price procurement
Raise price for imported wheat it sells to the private sector by 3.5 percent on [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2018.03
Other
GMO policy
Approved the commercialization of two GM maize varieties from Syngenta and Dow Chemical through Resolutions [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2018.03
Trade
Bilateral agreement
The Agriculture Ministries of Russia and Iran have tentatively agreed on a memorandum to ship [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize
2018.03
Trade
Import duty 
Effective from 2 March, the maize, sorghum and rye import duties was reduced to EUR [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Trade
 Import ban
Lifted a ban that was imposed in 2016 on wheat imports from six regions of [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
The Agricultural Bank of Sudan signed an agreement with the Turkey\'s Okan Group for establishing [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement 
Fixed wheat procurement target at 32 million tonnes for 2018/19 marketing year starting April.
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Production
Production support
Announced that farmers will be paid INR 200 (USD 2.93) bonus over the minimum support [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
Set a cap on demurrage fees; suppliers are now responsible for only the first 12 [...]

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.