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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Norway
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.12
Other
Environmental policy
Called, through Parliament, for the formulation of a comprehensive set of measures to exclude from [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2018.12
Trade
Import policy
Expanded an existing ban on goods imported from Ukraine, including sunflower oil.
Turkey
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower seed
2018.12
Trade
Import policy
Approved a 300 000-tonne duty-free import quota for sunflower seed for the period January–June 2019, [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crops, livestock products
2018.12
Production
Agricultural policy
Paid out to farmers nearly USD 840 million, as part of a first tranche of [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crops, livestock products
2018.12
Production
Agricultural policy
Signed into law a USD 867 billion Farm Bill covering the five-year period 2019–2023. Under [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
GM crops
2018.12
Other
GMO policy
Released detailed regulations for the labelling of food products that include genetically modified material, requiring [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed oil, rapeseed meal
2018.12
Trade
Bilateral trade initiatives
Explored new export opportunities for Canadian rapeseed oil and meal in Japan, based on the [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilcrops
2018.12
Production
Sector development measures
Announced a CAD 3.7 million (USD 2.8 million) investment into the Eastern Canada Oilseeds Development [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2018.12
Stocks
Public stockholding
Reported sales – through public auctions – of 2.01 million tonnes of soybeans from Government [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal, soyoil
2018.12
Trade
Import policy
Agreed to increase China’s imports of Argentine soymeal and soyoil, pending inspections of Argentine crushing [...]

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.