|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russia |
Grains |
Wheat |
2019.02 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Announced that a new trade body has been set up to coordinate information sharing between [...] |
European Union |
Rice |
All |
2019.02 |
Trade |
Preferential trade arrangement |
Launched a procedure that could result in the temporary withdrawal of trade concessions granted to [...] |
Iran |
Grains |
Wheat |
2019.02 |
Trade |
Trade agreement |
Signed a multi-year wheat supply agreement with the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, with no fixed [...] |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Rice |
All |
2019.02 |
Production |
Support prices, price controls |
Set the producer price ceiling for wet paddy harvested between February 2019 and April 2019 [...] |
Sri Lanka |
Rice |
All |
2019.02 |
Production |
Government procurement |
Approved a budget of LKR 5.0 billion (USD 28.6 million) to purchase paddy from the [...] |
Sri Lanka |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Coconut oil |
2019.02 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food safety measures |
Informed that all coconut oil sold in the domestic cooking oil market would be subject [...] |
Ghana |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Coconut |
2019.02 |
Production |
Sector development measures |
Renewed its efforts to promote the cultivation of coconut as a cash crop for export [...] |
Japan |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Plant/animal products |
2019.02 |
Other |
Genetic engineering standards |
Set up a regulatory framework for genome editing technologies, to distinguish the latter from genetic [...] |
Malaysia |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2019.02 |
Renewable energy |
Biofuel policy |
Considered increasing the countrys mandatory biodiesel blending rates further in 2020, with the objective of [...] |
Norway |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2019.02 |
Renewable energy |
Biofuel policy |
Requested that proposals to ban the importation of non-sustainable biofuel feedstock be taken up in [...] |
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. |
|
