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
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2023.05
Trade
Export Duty
Decreased export duties on wheat from RUB 5 573.2 to RUB 5 279.2 (from USD [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2023.05
Trade
Export Duty
Decreased export duties on wheat from RUB 5 279.2 to RUB 4 727.6 (from USD [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2023.05
Trade
Export Duty
Decreased export duties on wheat from RUB 4 727.6 to RUB 4 644.4 (from USD [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat and Barley
2023.05
Stocks
Food Security
Completed a new facility that increased total grain storage capacity by 40 percent to ensure [...]
Tunisia
Grains
Wheat
2023.05
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the purchase price of durum wheat from local farmers due to the severe drought [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Grains
2023.05
Trade
Trade Policy
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, facilitating the shipment of agricultural products from three Ukrainian Black [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2023.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced amendments to the regulations for maize sales control with some flexibility in line with [...]
Peru
Milk and dairy products
Whole milk powder
2023.05
Trade
Import tariff
Approved the reference prices and additional variable duties for the import of selected agricultural products, [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2023.05
Trade
Food aid
Announced that it would double its food aid deliveries of rice through the World Food [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2023.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 87 582 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 902 [...]

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.