AreaRussian Federation

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date19/08/2016

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionCommenced state purchasing interventions for 2016 grain crops, including wheat, rye, barley and maize. Government plans to purchase up to 1 million tonnes of grains by the end of 2016, and up to 2 million tonnes in the 2016/17 marketing year (July/June).