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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Rice
All
2018.06
Production
Minimum support prices
Set Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for the 2019/20 season (2018/19 season for Brazil), effective from [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2018.06
Trade
Import tariff
Issued a regulation setting an additional customs duty on semi/wholly milled and fully broken rice [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2018.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
Released USD 20 million requested by millers in order to import part of the 200 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 179 479 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 19 June 2018 through [...]
Brazil
Grains
All
2018.06
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved the new minimum prices for selected agricultural commodities produced in the summer season, including [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2018.06
Other
Transportation policy
Implemented temporary reductions in fuel taxes and introduced minimum freight rates to halt a nationwide [...]
India
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.06
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Released its National Policy on Biofuels, which includes indicative mandatory blending targets for biodiesel by [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut oil
2018.06
Other
Food standards
Banned the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of 45 brands of coconut oil in Kerala [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds
2018.06
Stocks
Public procurement
Procured a record amount of oilseeds from farmers at minimum support prices in the 2017/18 [...]
Turkey
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower seed, oil and meal
2018.06
Trade
Import policy
Decided to leave the import tariffs on sunflower seed, oil and meal at their reduced [...]

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.