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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.03
Trade
Import ban
Halted imports of Russian poultry meat due to HPAI concerns. For the same reason, the [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2021.03
Trade
Export licences, export taxes
Announced that it would suspend export licensing requirements for various commodities, including semi/wholly milled rice [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Feed grains and meals
2021.03
Production
Agricultural policies
Launched a campaign to lower the content of (mostly imported) maize and soymeal, outlining options [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds, edible oils
2021.03
Production
Agricultural policies
Renewed its commitment to guarantee stable domestic supplies and prices of farm products, confirming public [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil, palm-kernel cake
2021.03
Other
Food standards
Issued a new palm oil standard that allows unrestricted imports of red palm oil – [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Select oilcrops and oilcrop products
2021.03
Trade
Trade differences
In a bid to allow both sides to focus on resolving the long-running Airbus-Boeing dispute, [...]
Germany
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural/non-agricultural products
2021.03
Production
Production sustainability/ environmental policies
Examined a draft due diligence law requiring large businesses to enforce the protection of human [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Mustard-seed oil
2021.03
Other
Food standards
Banned blending of any kind of edible oil with mustard-seed oil from 8 June 2021 [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil, palm-kernel oil, palm stearin
2021.03
Trade
Sector-specific, bilateral trade initiatives
Under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between members of the European Free Trade Association and [...]
Switzerland
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2021.03
Trade
Sector-specific, bilateral trade initiatives
Under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between members of the European Free Trade Association and [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.