AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date01/09/2011

Policy CategoryStocks

Policy InstrumentStock Release

DescriptionRelease of additional 3.7 million tonnes of maize (following the sale of 100 000 tonnes of maize in May) from state reserves by the end of November 2011, in an effort to boost supplies and ease domestic prices.