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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.10
Production
Sector development measures
Launched an oil palm rejuvenation scheme for small oil palm growers, in a bid to [...]
Turkey
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2017.10
Other
Food standards
Postponed implementation of new labelling rules for selected agricultural commodities, including vegetable oils, to 31 [...]
Turkey
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil and meal
2017.10
Trade
Import policy
Introduced non-tariff measures applying to the importation of selected agricultural commodities (including sunflower oil and [...]
Uzbekistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils, cottonseed meal
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Instructed state agencies to step up efforts to combat unreasonable and artificial overstating of prices [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Groundnuts, soybeans
2017.10
Stocks
Public procurement
Initiated public procurement of i) groundnuts in the State of Gujarat, and ii) soybeans and [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.10
Trade
Import policy (countervailing duties)
Introduced (in addition to the preliminary countervailing duties imposed in August 2017) anti-dumping duties on [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced its plan to adjust minimum state purchase prices for wheat and increase the flexibility [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Suspended, effective from end October 2017, public auctions of old-crop maize and soybeans from state [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.10
Trade
Import quota
Announced wheat and maize import quotas for 2018 at 9.64 million tonnes and 7.2 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Decreased wheat minimum purchase price for 2018 to CNR 2 300 (USD 345.6) per tonne, [...]

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.