Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.06
Trade
Import policy
Indicated that imports of wheat with up to 0.05 percent levels of ergot fungus would [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Production
Production support
Started providing subsidy for maize seed to encourage farmers to cultivate maize as an alternative [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 2016/17 crops. The MSP for maize was raised by [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2016.06
Trade
Export policy
Announced that maize exports of the new 2016 crop will only be authorized from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2016.05
Other
Food security
Established a council of experts on national food security to seek expert advice on ways [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 5 014 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 514 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 139 291 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 27 [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2016.05
Stocks
Government procurement, emergency reserve
Announced that the Government would procure 30 000 tonnes of rice to store as an [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 71 275 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through two auctions held on 26 [...]
Nicaragua
Rice
All
2016.05
Production
Production support
Approved the "Ley de Fomento a la Producción de Granos Básicos y Ajonjolí de las [...]

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.