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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.06
Trade
Biofuel policy
Temporarily suspended the country’s export duty on biodiesel, with a view to improve the competitiveness [...]
Australia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2017.06
Other
GMO policy
Issued a parliamentary petition calling for compensation of farmers when GM-rapeseed contamination causes them to [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.06
Production
Agricultural Policy
Presented the agricultural support programme for 2017/18 that grants increased loans for commercial farming (focusing [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2017.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidy
Raised the food grains subsidy under its (2017/18) financial year budget by 15 percent, to [...]
Turkey
Grains
Wheat
2017.06
Trade
Import duty
Lifted all restrictions on imports of wheat from the Russian Federation, that Turkey had put [...]
Turkey
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2017.06
Trade
Import duty
Reduced wheat, barley and maize custom duties from 130 percent to 45, 35 and 25 [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products, [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended until the end of 2018 the ban on the import of agricultural products including [...]
Namibia
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.06
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a ban on poultry imports from South Africa, due to an outbreak of HPAI. [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2017.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the ban on the import of agricultural products until end of 2018. This includes [...]

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.