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
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Trade
Import policy
Extended for six months a decision to allow imports of wheat with up to 13.5 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Fixed the wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes during the 2015/16 marketing year (April/March) [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Stocks
Stock release
Announced plans to sell imported wheat to domestic millers at an average price of Yen [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Stocks
Stock release
Released 738 000 tonnes of wheat from stocks to stabilize bread and wheat flour prices. The [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2015.02
Production
Production support
Distributed farm input worth 31 million Kenyan Schillings (USD 330 000) to farmers. Under the Mingora [...]
Kenya
Grains
Maize
2015.02
Production
Production support
Announced that the Tana River county government will buy bags of maize from farmers at [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.02
Trade
Export quota/ Import ban
Approved the export of 1.2 million tonnes of wheat to help clear large inventories. An [...]
Tanzania
Grains
Maize
2015.02
Production
Production support
Borrowed about 15 billion Tanzanian Schillings (USD 8 million) to settle extended debts that the [...]
Ukraine
Grains
All
2015.02
Trade
Import tariff
Introduced a temporary (12 month) additional import charge on goods imported into the customs territory [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2015.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 44 166 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 60 [...]

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.