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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Approved voluntary self-regulation of the Spanish olive oil market by the country’s main agricultural cooperative, [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Select oilseeds and vegetable oils
2020.11
Trade
Trade differences
Following a WTO ruling allowing the European Union (EU) to take countermeasures against the United [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.11
Trade
Import policies (tariff measures)
Concerned about rising food price inflation, lowered the country’s import tariff on crude palm oil, [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Pulses, oilseeds, copra
2020.11
Production
Production support
Continued procuring Kharif crops from farmers at fixed minimum support prices. In November 2020, based [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural crops
2020.11
Production
Production support
Earmarked an additional INR 650 billion (USD 8.9 billion) in fertilizer subsidies for fiscal year [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible oils
2020.11
Other
Food standards
Invited public comments on new standards (and modified existing standards) for a variety of food [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2020.11
Production
Sector development measures
Launched an oil-palm development project in the country’s northeastern state of Manipur. The initiative was [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2020.11
Trade
Export policies
With a view to secure domestic supplies amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, banned for a [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2020.11
Other
Labour policies
Opened a six-and-a-half month window to regularize undocumented foreign migrants so as to address labour [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2020.11
Production
Agricultural policies
Released its 2021 budget, which featured the following items concerning the palm oil sector: i) [...]

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.