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 - The National Maize Corporation (NMC), the Government's parastatal agency responsible for the purchase, storage and marketing of white maize, raised its procurement and selling price following [...]
 - This article contributes to the ongoing discussion on the drivers of food price volatility. Based on theoretical considerations, economical, agricultural, and political determinants of domestic price [...]
 - On 31 August, the European Commission announced an increase in the import duty for maize from EUR 5.16 (USD 6.13) per tonne, set early in the [...]
 - The Government of Myanmar has announced that it will gradually lift the ban on rice exports that has been in place since 7 August this year [...]
 - In coastal countries, increased supplies from the 2014 first season harvests, recently concluded, put downward pressure on coarse grain prices in several markets in November. In [...]
 - The Government of Brazil announced in late April the sale of 1 million tonnes of maize from its state reserves through auctions. The measure aims to [...]
 - The Government of Zambia introduced a wheat import quota of 75 000 tonnes in March to ensure that the county maintains sufficient supplies following a 26 [...]