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
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2016.04
Trade
Export policy
Reinstated the practice of refunding value added tax on grains and oilseeds exports in a [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the government decision to procure local supplies at the subsidised price of EGP 420 [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2016.04
Trade
Import policy
Lowered the specifications of moisture content of imported wheat from 13.5 percent to 13.0 percent. [...]
India
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2016.04
Consumption and marketing
Marketing
Launched the National Agriculture Market e-market platform covering 25 key commodities, including wheat, paddy and [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2016.04
Trade
Import quota
Limited maize imports for feedmills to 1 million tonnes, expecting domestic production to be sufficient [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2016.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the procurement price of maize from Rp 2 000 per kg (USD 153 per tonne) [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2016.04
Trade
Import duty
Approved a 34 percent increase in the tariff on wheat imports for the rest of [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2016.03
Trade
Export ban
Announced that the suspension of the ban on milled rice exports would not be extended [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2016.03
Stocks
Stock release
Opened bids for 224 000 tonnes of rice from Government stocks, fit for feed or [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2016.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that the minimum prices for 2016 wheat crop purchases by the State Intervention Fund [...]

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.