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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
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
The People\'s Government of Guizhou Province issued the Notice about Implementing Strategic Adjustment of Crop [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Trade
Import requirements   
Amended tender requirements on imported wheat regarding protein and demurrage. It reduced the minimum protein [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Trade
 Import policy
Introduced a Social Welfare Surcharge of 10 percent of basic custom duty on imported goods, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Sorghum
2018.02
Trade
Import duty 
Self-initiated an anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation on US sorghum exports to China.
Bolivia
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2018.02
Production
Production support
Announced that maize and sorghum farmers have joined the government project to produce and sell [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement 
Announced that the government target minimum supply price will be at least 1.5 times the [...]
Malawi
Grains
Maize
2018.02
Trade
Export ban
Reintroduced ban on maize exports. The re-implementation of the trade measures reflects an expected fall [...]
Thailand
Grains
Maize
2018.02
Trade
Import tariff
Reinforced a zero-tariff and quota free maize import window from 1 February to 31 August [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2018.01
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
Signed a USD 3 billion agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (IIFTC) to [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2018.01
Trade
Import subsidies
Removed import subsidies under the new budget of 2018, leaving wheat imports to the private [...]

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.