On 1 April, the Government reduced the import tax on wheat flour from 11 percent to 5 percent. Import duties were already revised downwards in 2014 from 15 percent, a [...]

On 30 March, the Government approved duty-free paddy rice imports, eliminating the 75 percent (or USD 345 per tonne) import duty on paddy and husked rice, applicable under the Common [...]

On 31 March, the Government announced the reduction of the wheat import tariff by 25 percent to ZAR 1190.19 (USD 91.59) per tonne. Tariff adjustments are implemented when the benchmark [...]

The Government removed import duties on maize and exempted bread and maize flour from value added tax for the next four months. Maize imports from countries that are not members [...]

The Government reimposed the 10 percent tax on wheat imports, which was removed in early December last year (FPMA Food Policies). Large import volumes in the past few months and [...]

The Government temporarily lifted a ban on wheat imports, which was in place since late 2015 to protect producers from cheaper imports. The reversal of the ban is intended to [...]

The Government has recently suspended duty-free wheat imports from the Russian Federation, by not including it in the list of countries that can deliver commodities free of duties effective from [...]

In early March, the Government announced import permits for up to 150 000 tonnes of rice at zero duty from any origin. The country's import tariff is set at 20 [...]

On 8 March, the Government announced the new procurement prices for the 2017 wheat crop. Prices range from USD 210.2 to USD 217.8 per tonne (EGP 555 – 575 per [...]

In mid-February, the Government of Thailand resumed the release of rice stocks, which were suspended in September last year in an effort to prevent price falls (FPMA Food Policies). A [...]