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- On 31 May 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa) increased the 2018 support prices for maize, sorghum and rice by [...]
- The Government began on August 22 procurement buying of the 2016 secondary Yala paddy crop, it allocated LKR 4.6 billion (USD 31 million) to purchase 120 [...]
- The European Union (EU) has reinstated an import duty on maize, which was zero since November 2014. The decision was triggered by low prices in the [...]
- On 8 November, the Government doubled the import duty on wheat to 20 percent, after reintroducing it in March this year (FPMA Food Policies). The measure [...]
- The Government announced that it would put 1 million tonnes of rice from the state reserves to sale through two auctions on 29 and 30 August. [...]
- The Government of Jordan in early June announces increased purchasing prices for local wheat and barley. Prices were increased by more than 10 percent to JOD [...]
- India has approved the increase of MSPs for summer (Kharif) 2015/16 crops. The increase in MSPs which would be effective from the beginning of October will [...]
- On 20 March, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) depreciated sharply against the US dollar (USD) closing down PKR 5 at PKR 115 per USD 1 in the [...]
- In early June 2015, Argentina announced the authorization to export 1 million tonnes of wheat and 100 000 tonnes of flour. The opening of this quota [...]
- The Government implemented a number of measures to prevent rice prices from falling ahead of the main season harvest in November. Apart from temporarily suspending the [...]