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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the wheat procurement target for 2017-18 rabi marketing season – from 22.96 million tonnes [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.02
Trade
Import policy
Announced that after 31 March 2017, the fumigation policy currently applied on French, Russian and [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
State grains agency Bulog announced plans to allocate IDR 37 trillions (USD 2.7 billions) for [...]
Japan
Grains
Maize
2017.02
Stocks
Stocks release
Approved the utilization of 330 000 tonnes of maize from emergency stockpiles to meet the [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Launched the forward procurement campaign for 2017 crops, including wheat, maize, millet, rye and soybeans, [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2017.02
Trade
Import quota
Allowed millers to import 5 million 90 kg bags of non-GM yellow maize for production [...]
Mongolia
Grains
Wheat
2017.02
Production
Production support
Agreed to provide financial incentives to wheat farmers selling their wheat to national flour milling [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
All
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Value added tax
Published Statutory Instrument 20 of 2017, through which the Value Added Tax General Amendment Regulations [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2017.02
Production
Production support
Launched Super Agriculture, an agricultural programme that provides support to put idle land countrywide under [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
All
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Value added tax
Suspended Statutory Instrument 20, introduced in early February of 2017, which had reinstated a 15 percent [...]

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.