Markets and trade
 > Economic and Social Development stream > Commodity markets > Commodity policy developments
 

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From
To
Freetext

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Australia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2017.05
Trade
Free trade agreement
Conducted a joint scoping exercise on a future free trade agreement between Australia and the [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2017.05
Trade
Free trade agreement
Conducted a joint scoping exercise on a future free trade agreement between Australia and the [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2017.05
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Set up a Brazilian-Chinese investment fund for infrastructure projects, with a view to allow China [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2017.05
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Set up a Chinese-Brazilian investment fund for infrastructure projects, with a view to allow China [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains and oilseeds
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Planned extending, beyond its expiry date of 1 August 2017, a temporary revenue cap on [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.05
Production
Agricultural Policy
Planned introducing new agricultural insurance programmes in selected counties to compensate farmers for crop losses [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible oilmeals
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Food standards
Announced that a new safety standard for edible oilmeals would come into force on 23 [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.05
Production
Agricultural Policy
Issued guidelines concerning the future distribution of arable land as part of the country’s national [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Neonicotinoid-based insecticides
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Pesticide regulation
Considered converting the EU’s temporary moratorium on neonicotinoid-based insecticides (which used to be widely employed [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.05
Production
Sector development measures
Stepped up efforts to promote oil palm cultivation across the country, in a bid 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.