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 - 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 [...]

 - This paper analyzes the transmission from global commodity to domestic food prices for a large set of countries. First, a theoretical model is developed to explain [...]

 - On 26 January 2021, the Ministry of Economy enacted a new policy on cereal exports, which set the tax on wheat exports at EUR 50 (about USD 61) per [...]

 - This special issue is entitled "The Renewal of Agricultural Market Information Systems in Developing Countries". Agricultural MIS collect, process and disseminate information on the situation and dynamics [...]

 - Developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America were deeply affected by the food and economic crisis. Indeed, many countries are still suffering from high food [...]

 - The Government prolonged the duty exemption on maize shipments from non-Mercosur countries until 31 December this year. The duty had already been removed in late April [...]

 - Domestic prices of rice remained stable in January in most exporting and importing countries, reflecting low trade activity, coupled with government procurement programmes that offset the [...]

 - Price volatility in agricultural markets is still an important matter in the discussion at both the political and the scientific level. Starting from the food price [...]

 - The Government increased the import duty on wheat from 20 percent to 30 percent on 24 May, which follows a 10-percentage-point rise in November last year [...]

 - On 9 June 2021, the Government of India approved the increase of the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the 2021 “Kharif” main season crops, currently being [...]