Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import duty
Raised soft wheat import custom duty from 30 percent to 65 percent. The measure aims [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2016.06
Production
Production support
Launched a scheme that will see 500 threshers distributed to rice producers across twelve states [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned 500 000 tonnes of maize from public stocks to meet domestic feed demand by [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import policy
Announced that wheat imports containing any trace of ergot fungus would be rejected (i.e. zero [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2016.06
Trade
Import quota
Put in place a mechanism to respond to supply disruptions or price hikes by opening [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Production
Production support
Announced that farmers in Haryana will be given seeds of hybrid maize, for a value [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2016.06
Production
Production support
Announced that it would implement a pilot project in six townships in order to encourage [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2016.06
Trade
Import quota
Approved an import quota of 45 360 tonnes of paddy for 2016, liable to a [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2016.06
Other
Transport measures
Increased transport prices for cereals, oilseeds and respective sub products by 23.25 percent, due to [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 629 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 513 212 [...]

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.