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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2019.03
Production
Production support, credit
Instructed branches of the State Bank of Vietnam in the Mekong Delta, as well as [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2019.03
Production
Sector development/production sustainability support
Côte d\'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone joined forces to implement the Sustainable West Africa [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Food labelling
Advised companies participating in public distribution of palm oil at controlled prices to add ‘pro-palm [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Other
Environmental policy
Proposed capping the country’s area under oil palm at 6.5 million ha by 2023 – [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Trade
Trade regulation
Agreed to set up a tripartite working group, between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, tasked [...]
Pakistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilcrops
2019.03
Production
Sector development measures
Presented a five-year action plan to boost the agricultural sector, including incentives to encourage domestic [...]
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut products
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Marketing support
As a means to assist coconut farmers beset by weak copra prices, the Department of [...]
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Trade
Trade regulation
Agreed to set up a tripartite working group, between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, tasked [...]
Thailand
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.03
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policy
Confirmed plans to raise mandatory blending of regular diesel with palm oil-based biodiesel from 7 [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Production
Agricultural policy
Renewed direct payments to small-scale oil palm growers, in a bid to help shield them [...]

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.