Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2023.08
Other
Biofuel
Increased the price of maize-based ethanol used in biofuel blends for automobiles from ARS 199.06 [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2023.08
Production
Production support
Announced a USD 30 million budget for the “wheat and maize planning programme.” The programme [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2023.08
Trade
Import tariff
Decreased applicable discounts on customs duties on wheat and wheat flour from USD 125.19 to [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Grains
2023.08
Production
Production support
Allocated CNY 732 million (USD 102 million) in disaster relief funds to support the recovery [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley
2023.08
Trade
Import tariff
Removed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on barley imports from Australia. China had imposed an 80.5 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2023.08
Production
Produciont support
Allocated CNY 2.4 billion (USD 329.5 million) to support maize and soybean farmers in the [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2023.08
Trade
Import policy
Signed a five-year agreement, worth USD 100 million per year, with a United Arab Emirates-based [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2023.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced that it would sell 5 million tonnes of wheat and 2.5 million tonnes of [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2023.08
Trade
Import subsidy
Effective from 1 August, the baseline for issuing subsidies is based on the most competitively-priced [...]
Peru
Grains
Maize
2023.08
Trade
Import tariff
Decreased the import tariff discounts applicable to maize products from USD 30 to USD 3 [...]

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.