The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was rolled out in Kerala and Tamil Nadu states on 3 November, marking the implementation of the Act in all states and union territories [...]

In September, the Government centralised sales of wheat flour, selling it directly to registered bakeries at AOA 10 000 (USD 60) per 50 kg bags, compared with the nearly AOA [...]

Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, set the wheat procurement price for next year's harvest at EGP 450 per ardeb (150 kilos), 7 percent higher than in the past years [...]

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC), a government parastatal that procures and sells grain, started selling maize on 24 October 2016 at a subsidised price of MWK 250 (USD [...]

The Rice Policy and Management Committee set the pledging price of the 2016/17 main season rice crop at THB 13 000 (USD 371) per tonne. The Bank of Agriculture and [...]

As of mid-October, the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) lowered the minimum export price for 25% broken rice by nearly 6 percent. The new minimum price has been set at [...]

In mid-October, the Government revoked all maize export permits except for humanitarian purposes. The measure aims to ensure that the country has sufficient domestic supplies to meet national needs and [...]

The Government announced it will keep the 2017 minimum support price for wheat at CNY 2 360 (USD 349) per tonne, the same level as in the past three years. [...]

The Government of China halted auctions of maize from state reserves, a normal practice during the harvest, which is currently ongoing. Auctions were suspended last week and will resume after [...]

In September, the Government reversed its earlier implementation of an import ban on South African maize meal products, which was imposed in May to protect local producers from lower-priced imports. [...]