Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced a reduction of 3.6 percent in the minimum price of all wheat types for [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Agreed to fortify at least 50 percent of its wheat flour exports to Afghanistan with [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Trade
Licensing requirements
Licensed wheat companies from Ukraine to export 363 000 tonnes of yellow maize on a [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Trade
Import duty
Increased milling wheat import duty from 30 percent to 135 percent, effective from publication in [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the plan to purchase from farmers 1.64 million wheat bags during 2017 at PKR [...]
Syria
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Allocated SYP 70 billion (USD 326.6 million) for marketing this year’s wheat crop.
Uzbekistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Trade
Import tax
Reduced the import tax on wheat flour from 11 percent to 5 percent.
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Trade
Export policy
Lifted suspension on maize exports this year, allowing monitored shipments, as the country expects to [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the maize procurement price at USD 390 per tonne, among the highest prices in [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.04
Trade
Import ban lifted
Signed a formal protocol with Ireland on inspection, quarantine and veterinary health requirements for Irish [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.