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- On 19 June, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply approved the new minimum prices of selected agricultural commodities produced in the summer season, including cereals [...]
- On 15 May 2022, the Government of India extended the 2022/23 “Rabi” Marketing Season (RMS), typically occurring from April to March, wheat procurement deadline through 31 [...]
- As of 23 March 2016, the Government of Sri Lanka has temporarily reduced tax concessions on wheat flour imports, with the aim to encourage local rice [...]
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 2018 Kharif crops, now being planted and to be harvested [...]
- On 14 December 2020 the Ministry of Economy announced plans for the introduction of a flat tax of EUR 25 (about USD 30) per tonne on wheat exports and a 17.5 million [...]
- In late March 2016, the Government of Cambodia announced it will drop the 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on rice products. The tax is incurred mainly [...]
- On 7 June 2020, the Government lifted the 60 percent regulatory duty on imports of wheat, in place since September 2016 (FPMA Food Policies) and allowed [...]
- Maize prices seasonally increased in December or remained unchanged in some countries. Overall, prices were lower than their year-earlier levels reflecting good supplies from the 2014 [...]
- On 14 December 2021, the Government of Argentina adopted Decree 852/2021, which, from 15 January 2022, exempts export duties for ecological, biological or organic agricultural products, [...]
- The Government recently authorized duty-free import of 73,000 tonnes of white maize and 20,000 tonnes of red beans from any member of the World Trade Organization. The [...]