The Ministry of Finance recently announced the creation of a USD 2 billion fund in an effort to support the trading of key commodities amid foreign exchange shortages. The trade [...]

On 24 June 2020, the Government authorized the import of 500 000 tonnes of maize at a concessional duty of 15 percent under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Scheme. Import [...]

On 10 June 2020, an increase on import customs duties came into effect for a wide range of products, including food products. Among others, imports of live mutton and goats, [...]

On 7 June 2020, the Government lifted the 60 percent regulatory duty on imports of wheat, in place since September 2016 (FPMA Food Policies) and allowed the import of wheat [...]

On 1 June 2020, the Government approved the increase of the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the 2020 “Kharif” crops, now being planted and to be harvested from September onwards. [...]

On 31 May 2020, the Government raised the 2020 purchasing price of wheat from SYP 225 to SYP 400 per kg. The measure aims to support farmers’ incomes and increase [...]

On 22 May 2020, the Government temporarily removed the import tariff on wheat flour and maize meal as the country seeks to bolster supplies amid an expected second consecutive below-average [...]

In Kazakhstan, restrictions on exports of wheat and wheat flour will be lifted from 1 June 2020. Export quotas were introduced in April, after a temporary export ban imposed in [...]

On 15 May 2020, the Government announced that from 20 May, the ban on exports of white and paddy rice would be lifted. The ban was imposed on 5 April [...]

West Africa • Chad, on 24 April 2020, exempted from import custom duties basic food products, including maize, rice, millet, sorghum and wheat. The exemption will be valid until December [...]