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FOOD OUTLOOK NOVEMBER 2017
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COUNTRY
PRODUCT
DATE
POLICY
CATEGORY/ DESCRIPTION
India
Procurement price
Import requirements Government procurement
Jun-17 Jun-17 Oct-17
at a price higher than the one set by the government at INR 500 per 20 kg (USD 388 per tonne).
Increased the minimum support price for maize by 4.4 percent from INR 13 650 (USD 211.6) to INR 14 250 (USD 220.8) per tonne.
Extended the exemption of fumigation quarantine rules until end-December, allowing imported wheat cargoes to be fumigated with methyl bromide at the port of unloading instead of at the port of origin.
Announced raising the 2018 local wheat purchase price by 6.8 percent per quintal, IRD 110 (USD 1.69), in order to boost domestic wheat output.
Introduced a new labelling policy for durum wheat in pasta (Decree No. 17A05704). The packaging and labelling must
Italy
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat
Barley and wheat
Marketing measures
Jul-17 indicate where wheat crops were grown and milled. The new requirements enter into force on 17 February 2018 for a trial period until 30 September 2020.
Japan Jordan
Government procurement Procurement price
Announced that from October, the price of imported wheat for millers would increase to JPY 52 510 (USD 482) per tonne, Sep-17 3.6 percent above the previous six-month period. The increase reflects the rise in FOB prices of wheat from the US and
Kazakhstan
Wheat
Government procurement
Sep-17 tonne, while in 2016 it was purchased at KZT 34 000 (USD 100) to KZT 36 000 (USD 106) per tonne. The procurement price for barley was set at KZT 40 000 (USD 118) per tonne for volumes up to 1 000 tonnes and KZT 41 000 (USD 121) per tonne for volumes over 1 000 tonnes, after remaining unchanged in the past two years at KZT 25 000 (USD 74) per tonne. All prices are inclusive of VAT.
Kenya
Jul-17
Aug-17 Agreed to allow wheat imports from Tanzania.
Morocco
Wheat
Import duty Subsidies support Import duty
May-17
Jun-17 Fixed the annual quota of subsidized common wheat flour at 650 000 tonne, down from 1 million tonnes in 2016.
Pakistan
Wheat Wheat Wheat
Export policy Export subsidy Import ban
Jun-17 Extended the wheat export period beyond 15 March, until 31 August 2017. Oct-17 Extended the wheat export subsidy period to 30 October 2017.
Oct-17 Decided to ban imports of wheat because of large domestic supplies.
Wheat Maize Wheat Wheat
Government market intervention
INSTRUMENT
Jun-17 Cancelled the licences of eight flourmills for not supplying subsidized wheat flour to the market. They had sold wheat flour
Maize Wheat Maize
Import duty Bilateral agreement Subsidies support
Extended duty waiver on imported yellow maize from 31 August 2017 to 30 June 2018, and on imported white maize from 31 July to 30 September 2017. The goal is to boost market supplies and ease maize prices.
Wheat
Storage subsidy
May-17 agricultural cooperatives for storage of their wheat at facilities licensed by Morocco’s National Cereal Office (ONICL). The measure was effective from 15 May to 15 October 2017.
Wheat
Import duty
May-17
Announced the increase of the most favoured nation (MFN) import duty on common wheat from 30 percent to 135 percent. The new customs duty will be effective until 31 December 2017.
Adjusted the preferential duties on common wheat from the US and the EU from 9.9 percent to 83.7 percent, with validity until 31 December 2017.
Wheat
Wheat
Oct-17
Announced a cut in the custom duty for soft wheat imports to 30 percent from 135 percent. The new custom duty will be effective from 1 December 2017.
Government market intervention
Jun-17 Extended its Simultaneous Buy-and-Sell (SBS) import scheme to cover all wheat classes as of October 2017.
Jun-17
Australia (Japan’s main suppliers of milling wheat) as well as higher freight rates and a weaker yen.
Raised procurement price for wheat and barley by JOD 50 (USD 70.5) per tonne, from JOD 450 to JOD 500 (from USD 635.1 to USD 705.6) per tonne, in order to support farmers after a poor production season.
Announced new procurement prices for 2017. Purchasing prices for wheat fall under selected ranges, according to quality. The price for wheat 3rd grade ranges from KZT 42 000 (USD 124) to KZT 54 000 (USD160) per tonne, against KZT 41 000 (USD 121) to KZT 50 000 (USD 148) in 2016. Prices for wheat 4th grade vary from 37 000 (USD 109) to KZT 39 000 (USD 115) per
Sep-17
Extended the maize subsidy programme, which started in May and was intended to be concluded at the end of September. The programme will continue until markets are adequately supplied.
Decided to provide a bi-weekly storage premium of MAD 20 (USD 2.1) per tonne for wheat traders and Moroccan