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
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2015.03
Production
Production support
Allocated Tenge 20 billion (USD 108 million) to support agrarian industry with anti-crisis measures. [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lifted the ban on the import of wheat, but imposed a uniform 25 percent regulatory [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Import tariff
Increased its import tariff on wheat from ZAR 157 (USD 13) per tonne to ZAR [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Maize
2015.03
Production
Production support
Approved three types of GMO maize commercial crops of for distribution to local farmers. [...]
Zambia
Grains
Wheat
2015.03
Trade
Export quota
Stated that, after a large crop boosted availabilities, 1m t of maize had been approved [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Announced that in its efforts to address critical factors related to soil and water, it [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.02
Consumption and marketing
Budgetary allocations, food subsidies
As part of its 2015-16 budgetary allocations, raised allotments to food subsidies by 1.4 percent [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2015.02
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Adjusted ceiling and floors for all qualities of rice consumed in the country and of [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Support prices
Set a new reference price of Colones 22 139 per 73.6 kilo bag (USD 550 [...]
Pakistan
Rice
All
2015.02
Trade
Finance and credit facilities
Extended coverage of the Export Refinance Scheme to brown rice exports (in bulk/loose packing) to [...]

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.