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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Cancelled purchases of maize for temporary storage.
Azerbaijan
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Extended the term of high quality wheat procurement to 1 November 2016. In addition, the [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import policy
Extended the 25 percent wheat import tax in place since October 2015.
Australia
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Trade
Import policy
Revoked import permit for maize grits grown and produced in New Zealand for industrial processing. [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Terminated local wheat purchases one month ahead of harvest completion.
Australia
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Other
Emergency permit
Issued an emergency permit to authorize the use of AGVET chemicals products for control of [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import duty
Raised soft wheat import custom duty from 30 percent to 65 percent. The measure aims [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned 500 000 tonnes of maize from public stocks to meet domestic feed demand by [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import policy
Announced that wheat imports containing any trace of ergot fungus would be rejected (i.e. zero [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Production
Production support
Announced that farmers in Haryana will be given seeds of hybrid maize, for a value [...]

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.