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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Increased the price of maize-based ethanol for oil refiners to blend into gasoline to ARS [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced its plan to adjust minimum state purchase prices for wheat and increase the flexibility [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Suspended, effective from end October 2017, public auctions of old-crop maize and soybeans from state [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.10
Trade
Import quota
Announced wheat and maize import quotas for 2018 at 9.64 million tonnes and 7.2 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Decreased wheat minimum purchase price for 2018 to CNR 2 300 (USD 345.6) per tonne, [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.10
Trade
Import quota
Increased the quantities of tariff-free agricultural products exported from Ukraine to the EU. The annual [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced raising the 2018 local wheat purchase price by 6.8 percent per quintal, IRD 110 [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Stocks
Stock release
Announced the selling of 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from state reserves in order to [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Trade
Export quota
Agreed with traders the maximum volume of wheat exports for July 2017 – June 2018 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced a cut in maize planting area to around 670 000 ha, mainly in favour [...]

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.