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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.07
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Published draft minimum amounts of renewable fuels that would need to be supplied to the [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.07
Trade
Import policy/biofuel policy
Preliminarily determined the following with respect to the anti-dumping and countervailing duties applied to imports [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2019.07
Other
Food standards
The WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a number of revisions to its Standard for Named [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.07
Trade
Export policy
Committed funding for a variety of projects aimed at strengthening, diversifying and expanding the country’s [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oils and fats
2019.07
Other
Health policy
Released a set of nutritional guidelines including ambitious targets for lowering peoples’ dietary intake of [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil, soymeal, rapeseed oil, palm oil
2019.07
Trade
Import policy (trade mitigation measures)
From July 2019 to September 2019: Launched new efforts – in parallel with the country’s [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, rapeseed
2019.07
Other
GMO policy
Approved the import of a new GM insect-resistant soybean variety and renewed the import permit [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds/oils/meals, livestock products, paper
2019.07
Other
Environmental policy
Set out a plan of action aimed at contributing to the protection and rehabilitation of [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.07
Production
Production support
Significantly raised the minimum support prices for 2019/20 Kharif (summer) oilseed crops – in an [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm stearin
2019.07
Trade
Import policy
Withdrew the duty exemption previously granted for palm stearin and palm fatty acid distillates imports. [...]

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.