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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Rwanda
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Production
Production support
Announced to allocate more land for wheat production in order to be less dependent on [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Trade
Import tariff
Announced a 25 percent reduction of the wheat import tariff from ZAR 1 591 (USD 118.52) [...]
Turkey
Grains
All
2017.03
Trade
Import duty
Suspended duty-free wheat, maize and other products imported from the Russian Federation by not including [...]
Venezuela
Grains
Wheat
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Enforced a rule that 90 percent of wheat must be destined to loaves rather than [...]
Venezuela
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved USD 130 million for the National Plan of Planting starting on 15 April. This [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Budgeted USD 140 million to buy 800 000 tonnes of maize from domestic farmers to [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Concluded a freight contract to remove 33 700 tonnes of maize from its public stocks [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.02
Production
Production support
Unveiled 2017 No. 1 Document, which focuses on supply-side reform to boost China’s agricultural productivity, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2017.02
Production
Producer subsidies
Ministry of Land and Resources reported that the central government plans to spend around USD 248 [...]
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2017.02
Trade
Bilateral agreement
As part of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Southern African [...]

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.