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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Thailand
Grains
Maize
2016.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the price for domestic maize at THB 8 per kg (USD 229 per tonne). [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2016.09
Trade
Export quota
Agreed to limit 2016/17 (Jul/Jun) wheat exports to 16.5 million tonnes, with milling wheat accounting [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Wheat
2016.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the procurement price of high quality wheat from AZN 270 (USD 165) per tonne [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.09
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned additional 50 000 tonnes of maize from its state reserves.
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.09
Trade
Import policy
Restated a 0.05 percent ergot tolerance level in wheat imports.
Honduras
Grains
All
2016.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
The Ministry of Agriculture and the milling industries have signed the agreement setting the procurement [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2016.09
Trade
Import policy
Lowered the previous wheat import tax from 25 percent to 10 percent.
Indonesia
Grains
Wheat
2016.09
Trade
Import quota
Stopped issuing feed wheat import certificates for 2016/17 to stimulate higher usage of domestic maize [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2016.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set the reference prices for a number of basic food items, including rice, maize and [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2016.09
Trade
Import ban
Ended the temporary suspension of white wheat imports of US Western White wheat.

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.