Markets and Trade
AreaChina (Mainland)
Commodity GroupGrains
CommodityMaize
Date01/10/2016
Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing
Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement
DescriptionSuspended auctions of maize from state reserves until May 2017, due to the replacement of the state stockpiling scheme with subsidies to maize processors, which was announced earlier in 2016.