In a move that significantly increased subsidized bread prices for the first time since 1996, the Government replaced its broad bread subsidy program with a targeted assistance system, setting new [...]

The Government removed wheat import subsidies under the new budget of 2018 approved in January. Most of the domestically-consumed wheat is imported and since it is a key staple food [...]

On 13 December, the Government issued a decree permitting the importation of Russian wheat with immediate effect. The importation would require a number of procedures to be fulfilled, ranging from [...]

In late November, the Government announced revisions to the import duties for paddy, rye and barley to come into effect from 1 January 2018. The custom duty on imports of [...]

On 8 November, the Government doubled the import duty on wheat to 20 percent, after reintroducing it in March this year (FPMA Food Policies). The measure aims to curb imports, [...]

On 24 October, the Ministry of Agriculture of India increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 2018 winter - Rabi - crops, currently being planted and to be harvested from [...]

In late October, the Government lifted a two-year ban on maize exports, which had been implemented in an effort to stem the impact of tight domestic supplies following the reduced [...]

On 27 October, the Government announced a cut to the purchasing price of wheat, the first reduction since 2007. The price for the 2018 crop was reduced by 2.5 percent [...]

On 12 October, the Government announced a sharp reduction in the import duty of soft wheat and its derivatives. The tax will be cut from 135 percent to 30 percent [...]

The Government has extended the maize subsidy program, which started in May and was intended to be concluded at the end of September. The Ministry of Agriculture announced that the [...]