Food Policy and Market Developments
02/12/2022
On 30 September 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Congo announced the exemption of 16 commodities from customs duties and ValueAdded Tax (VAT) where applicable, [...]06/10/2022
On 3 October 2022, the Government of Mexico announced a voluntary agreement with 16 private sector actors to reduce prices of 24 basic food items by 8 percent by the end [...]20/09/2022
On 13 September 2022, the Government of Kazakhstan announced the immediate suspension of wheat and wheat flour export quotas. The restrictions were originally introduced on 14 April until 15 June [...]22/08/2022
On 3 August, the government signed two Decrees (38884-MEIC and 39763 MAG-MEIC-COMEX), eliminating reference prices of rice in wholesale and retail markets, which had been fixed since 2013. In addition, [...]15/07/2022
On 1 July 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution 759, which cancels wheat and meslin export licenses, lifts an export ban on oats and introduces export licenses [...]14/07/2022
On 11 July 2022, the Government of Colombia introduced Decree 1174, temporarily lifting import tariffs on wheat grain and wheat flour for a period of two years. Import tariffs on [...]28/06/2022
On 15 June 2022, the Government of Kazakhstan announced the extension of wheat and wheat flour export restrictions until 30 September 2022. The restrictions were originally introduced on 14 April [...]08/06/2022
On 21 May 2022, the Government of the Philippines introduced Executive Order No. 171, extending import tariff reductions on rice and pork meat, and temporarily reducing import tariffs for maize [...]27/05/2022
On 23 May 2022, the Government of Indonesia introduced Regulation No. 30/2022, reinstating the possibility to export crude palm oil (CPO), refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm oil, RBD Palm [...]25/05/2022
On 16 May 2022, the Government of Mexico introduced a decree, temporarily lifting import tariffs on over 20 staple food items and key inputs, including paddy rice, white maize grain [...]










