The Government began on August 22 procurement buying of the 2016 secondary Yala paddy crop, it allocated LKR 4.6 billion (USD 31 million) to purchase 120 000 tonnes of paddy. [...]

The Government of the Russian Federation commenced the procurement of the 2016 grain crops, including wheat, rye, barley and maize on 19 August. It plans to purchase up to 1 [...]

The Government of Brazil auctioned on 23 August a further 50 000 tonnes of maize from its state reserves, following a first auction of 50 000 tonnes already earlier in [...]

On 1 August 2016, the Government permitted exports of basmati rice through Land Custom Stations on the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal borders, subject to volumes being registered with the Director General [...]

The Government announced it would allow duty-free imports of maize, wheat and sorghum until 31 December this year, and also eased some import requirements, such as allowing grains to be [...]

As of 1 August, the Government has lifted the ban on rice imports through the land borders of Elubo, Sampa and Nkrankwanta. The ban, which had been in force for [...]

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA), the Government parastatal mandated to manage the national strategic stock and engage in market facilitation, increased the maize purchasing price by 13 percent, from MWK [...]

The Government announced on 14 July new Maximum Retail Prices (MRP) for 16 essential food items including white flour, sugar, lentils (dhal) and sprats to protect consumers from food price [...]

The Government has recently revised import regulations for a number of goods, including food products such as processed cereals, with an aim to reduce import dependency and boost domestic industry. [...]

The Government announced earlier in the month the release of 3.81 million tonnes of rice in two auctions on 25 July. One auction will offer 1.63 million tonnes intended for [...]