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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2018.05
Trade
Export policy
Lifted the ban on bulk exports of all edible vegetable oils, with the exception of [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2018.05
Other
Health policy
Proposed new labelling regulations for prepackaged foods, which envisage mandatory front-of-package display of nutritional data [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.05
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Decided to i) maintain subsidies to producers of palm oil-based diesel; ii) expand mandatory biodiesel [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.05
Production
Land rights
Announced that a unified database integrating various land-use maps – which could be instrumental in [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.05
Production
Sector development measures
Pledged to expand a countrywide oil palm rejuvenation programme launched in November 2017 to cover [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.05
Trade
Trade standard
Conducted research into the adoption of the country\'s ISPO standard by smallholders, reporting a number [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.05
Trade
Export policy
Extended the suspension of the country\'s export tax on crude palm oil.
Mexico
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds
2018.05
Production
Agricultural policy
Renewed national programmes designed to i) encourage domestic oilseed production (‘Pro-Oleaginosas’); ii) provide farmers with [...]
Mexico
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, rapeseed, safflowerseed, selected grains
2018.05
Production
Agricultural policy
Raised the target prices used to determine farmer support payments under the country\'s Marketing Support [...]
Pakistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive tree
2018.05
Production
Sector development measures
Continued pursuing efforts to promote olive cultivation in different parts of the country, including free-of-charge [...]

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.