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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Signed USD 600 million credit line with African Export-Import Bank in an effort to stave [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Subsidies support
Extended the maize subsidy programme, which started in May and was intended to be concluded [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Transport measure
Announced a 10.3 percent discount on transportation charges for export shipments from 12 regions when [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Marketing measures
Announced a BRL 100 million (USD 32 million) plan to support wheat and rice marketing. [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Production
Production support
Announced its plan to boost the nationwide use of maize for production of biofuels. One [...]
Turkey
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Import requirements
Imposed a requirement that agricultural imports from the Russian Federation receive approval from Turkish authorities [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered its wheat import tariff to ZAR 379.34 (USD 28.74) per tonne, down 60 percent [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Announced importation of 200 000 tonnes of wheat from the Russian Federation under a Government- [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that from October, the price of imported wheat for millers would increase to JPY [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Authorized a 1.7 percent increase in maize ethanol price for oil refiners blending it into [...]

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.