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- On 11 May 2022, the Government of Brazil announced the reduction of import tariffs on staple food items, including maize, wheat grain (other than durum wheat) [...]
- The newly elected Government of Argentina plans to remove the 23 percent export tax on maize, the 20 percent tax on wheat and reduce the tax [...]
- 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 [...]
- On 12 March, the government approved new minimum guarantee prices for all wheat grain varieties and wheat seeds for the 2019/20 (July/June) agricultural season. Prices were [...]
- The Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Food Contract Corporation (FCC), the body responsible for managing food reserves, has allocated 738 000 tonnes of wheat to [...]
- The Government increased the import duty on rice to 55 percent from the previous 28 percent, which was set in June last year (FPMA Food Policies). [...]
- On 10 January, the Government ordered the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to purchase 2 million 90-kg bags from farmers at a price of KES [...]
- The Government increased the purchasing price of maize to KES 3 000 (USD 29) for a 90 kg bag from the previous level of KES 2 [...]
- The Government of Zambia plans to export 800 000 tonnes of maize, with the country estimated to hold a surplus of around 1 million tonnes following [...]