AreaAlgeria

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date20/08/2020

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionAnnounced that the Government will no longer subsidize durum wheat for pasta or common wheat not destined for bread manufacturing. Starting from November 2020, millers and manufacturers will buy durum for pasta and couscous manufacture and bread wheat destined for other types of flour from OAIC at a non-subsidized price of DZD 2 280 per quintal (USD 178.1 per tonne) and DZD 1 285 per quintal (USD 100.3 per tonne), respectively.