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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Arable crops
2019.10
Production
Production support
Announced an increase in public outlays for its rural insurance premium subsidization programme.
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oils/fats
2019.10
Other
Food standards/health policies
Released a directive requiring member states to promote initiatives aimed at limiting children\'s exposure to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2019.10
Production
Production support measures
Announced an increase in the state-mandated minimum support prices for winter (Rabi) crops in the [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.10
Trade
Import policy
Announced an increase in the integrated general sales tax on imported refined palm oil from [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Forest land
2019.10
Other
Environmental policies
Resolved to hold an oil-palm estate liable for fires that razed forest land on its [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Banned food products carrying \'no palm oil\' or \'palm oil-free\' labels from the domestic market, [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.10
Production
Production sustainability policies
Offered soft loans to smallholders for the replacement of senile oil palms with more performant [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Trans fat, partially hydrogenated oils/fats
2019.10
Other
Food standards/health policies
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) members agreed to develop an action plan aimed at banning, [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the start of purchase of maize at the minimum support price of MXN 5 [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of hatching eggs and day-old-chicks from several countries, including Denmark, [...]

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.