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 [...]

The Government has authorized a further 500 000 tonnes of maize imports free of duty (under the Tariff Rate Quota Scheme), in addition to 250 000 tonnes already imported free [...]

The Government of Brazil increased the minimum support prices for 2017 summer crops, including rice, maize and beans, to be planted from September. Under this mechanism, if domestic prices go [...]

The Government has extended the ban on food imports (fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, milk and dairy) from Western countries (including the United States of America and the European Union) [...]

The Government has approved a further extension of the 25 percent tax on wheat imports, due to end on 30 June (FPMA Food Policies), without specifying a new expiry date. [...]

The Government issued a decree on June 8 that will allow the country to establish tariff-free import quotas from non US-origins for beef and for paddy, husked, milled and broken [...]

The Government of Morocco announced that it will increase the import duty on common wheat to 65 percent from the current level of 30 percent during the harvest period from [...]

The Government of the Buenos Aires province has authorized an increase of up to 23.25 percent of transport costs for cereals, oilseeds and respective sub products. The Government, who regulates [...]

The Government approved on 1 June the increase of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of the 2016 Kharif crops, about to be planted. The MSP for common (non-basmati) rice, the [...]