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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Rwanda
Grains
All
2017.06
Production
Production support
Invested USD 50 million in a factory to produce cereal-based fortified foods in Kigali. The [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Indonesia explored possibilities to collaborate in the development of Nigeria’\'s palm oil industry. Furthermore, Indonesia [...]
Nigeria
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Nigeria explored possibilities for Indonesia to collaborate in the development of the country\'s palm oil [...]
China (Mainland)
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Conducted bilateral talks to explore the possibility of i) Indonesia assisting China in its efforts [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Conducted bilateral talks to explore the possibility of i) Indonesia assisting China in its efforts [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
GM rapeseed, soybean
2017.06
Trade
Import policy
Renewed import approvals for 14 GMO crops (including three rapeseed and four soybean varieties) and [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2017.06
Production
Agricultural Policy
Announced an increase in public outlays for farmer subsidy payments meant to encourage crop rotation, [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Farm loans
2017.06
Production
Agricultural policy
Announced agreement by the States of Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to partially waive farm [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural input prices
2017.06
Production
Agricultural policy
Urged private companies to lower the prices of pesticides, seeds and other agricultural inputs to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Kharif oilcrops
2017.06
Consumption and marketing
Agricultural policy
Raised the minimum support prices for Kharif oilcrops, with a view to protect farmers from [...]

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.