- Beans are the second most important staple food in Central America and a main source of protein for low-income households. Prices of red beans, the variety [...]
- Expecting a solid cereal harvest, the Government recently approved the restoration of the common wheat import duty at 135 percent from the previous level of 30 [...]
- India’s Ministry of Finance has approved the sale of 2 million tonnes of rice buffer stocks under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to bulk buyers, [...]
- The Government has halted maize imports on account of expectations of a bumper output this year; the issuance of import permits was restricted about four months [...]
- On 8 September, the Government further reduced (FPMA Food Policies) the wheat import tariff by 60 percent to ZAR 379.34 (USD 28.74) per tonne. Tariff adjustments [...]
- In anticipation of the WTO Special Treatment expiring on 31 December 2014, the Government has announced its intention to apply a tariff rate of 513 percent [...]