AreaBolivia (Plurinational State of)

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date21/04/2022

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionIntroduced a credit support scheme under the Crédito para la Sustitución de Importaciones (SIBOLIVIA) programme, providing wheat farmers with loans at an annual interest rate of 0.5 percent. This measure aims to expand main season plantings to 150 000 hectares, more than 15 percent above the average, and to boost domestic supplies amid rising wheat flour prices.