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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import duty
Reintroduced a 10 percent import duty on wheat for an unspecified period, after a gap [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import policy
Agreed to establish a transition period to resolve the issue of treating imported wheat with [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Production
Producer subsidies
Announced the provision of maize seeds and greater quantities of subsidized fertilizers to producers who [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised prices of imported wheat sold to the private sector by 4.6 percentage, effective from [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Trade
Import duty
Removed import duties on maize and exempted bread and maize flour from VAT for the [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Production
Production support
Approved NGN 50 million (USD 163 677) interest-free loan in favour of wheat farmers in [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Production
Production support
Started training 500 farmers on maize and cassava value chain in Nasarawa State. The training [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the purchase of 7.05 million tonnes of wheat for PKR 225 billion (USD 2 [...]
Philippines
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Marketing measures
Introduced the country’s first credit card facility for maize farmers.
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set grain intervention prices for the 2017/18 marketing season. Prices for third-class wheat were reduced [...]

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.