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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. |
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