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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Nigeria
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2020.09
Stocks
Stocks release
Approved the release of 30 000 tonnes of maize from national reserves and 4 000 [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2020.09
Production
Government procurement
Set government purchasing prices for the 2020 season, ranging from TRY 3 200 to 4 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Launched the Rice Social Assistance (BSB) programme to help vulnerable consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Select agricultural products
2020.09
Trade
Trade differences
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel examining China’s challenge of certain additional import duties on [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural products
2020.09
Trade
Trade differences
A WTO panel examining China’s challenge of certain additional import duties on its products imposed [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Select pesticides
2020.09
Other
Pesticide regulation
Brazil, Canada, Japan and the United States introduced new MRLs for a number of specific [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley
2020.09
Trade
Import ban
Suspended barley imports from Australia\'s largest grain exporter, CBH Grain, after quarantine pests were found [...]
India
Grains
Sorghum
2020.09
Trade
Import policy
Capped the total benefit that can be granted to an Import Export Code (IEC) holder [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Passed a series of market reforms and long-term measures to increase the competitiveness of the [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2020.09
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policies
Revealed plans to deregulate the country’s biodiesel market from January 2022, moving from the current [...]

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.