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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.09
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Philippines conducted bilateral talks with Malaysia to examine the possibility of setting up joint ventures [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed cake
2017.09
Trade
Trade agreements & bilateral cooperation
The standard setting bodies of China and Ukraine agreed on a sanitary and biosafety protocol [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.09
Trade
Import policy - trade dispute
Lowered, effective 19 September 2017, the EU\'s anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina from [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut
2017.09
Production
Production support
Considered raising the minimum support price for copra as well as introducing a support price [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2017.09
Production
Production sustainability
Pledged to support producers in conforming with the government-backed standard for sustaianble palm oil production. [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2017.09
Trade
Export policy
Raised the variable export tax for crude palm oil.
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Fish oil/meal
2017.09
Production
Sector development measures
Announced measures aimed at stimulating domestic production of fishmeal and fish oil.
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed cake
2017.09
Trade
Trade agreements & bilateral cooperation
The standard setting bodies of China and Ukraine agreed on a sanitary and biosafety protocol [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Camelina seed
2017.09
Other
Sector development measures
Allocated public funds to support research on high oil-yielding camelina seed varieties.
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Insecticides
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Pesticide regulation
Proposed, based on safety concerns, the complete phase-out of Matador, an insecticide widely used 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.