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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Biofuel policy
Considered raising mandatory blending of biodiesel into regular transport diesel from 8 percent to 10 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 614 125 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, after offering 2.19 million tonnes in [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced new procurement prices for 2017. Purchasing prices for wheat fall under selected ranges, according [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Import policy
Announced the resumption of imports of Distiller’s Dried Grains (DDGs) which had been suspended since [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.09
Trade
Free trade agreement
Approved the free trade agreement with Canada, which entered into force 21 September 2017, after [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2017.09
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Approved the Canada-EU Trade Agreement which entered into force provisionally on 21 September 2017 after [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Pig meat
2017.09
Trade
Market access
Authorized imports of pigmeat from three plants in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina for [...]
Oman
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.09
Trade
Import ban
Banned import of poultry meat from the Philippines, Laos, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe according [...]
Taiwan province of China
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted an import ban on Japanese bovine meat exports. The ban, in existence since 2001, [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.08
Trade
Import requirements
Announced that, effective from 3 October, wheat shipments with a moisture level of up to [...]

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.