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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.05
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Decided tha all biofuel and biofuel feedstock, including rapeseed, approved in Canada automatically meet the [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soy and palm oil
2013.05
Trade
Import policy
Applied temporary surcharges to the imports of refined soy and palm oil imports.
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.05
Trade
Dispute settlement
Filed a new WTO complaint against the European Union concerning the latter\'s biodiesel importation and [...]
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.05
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Raised mandatory blending with soyoil-based biodiesel to 10.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Stocks
State reserves
ate-owned firms to purchase 5 mln tons of rapeseed from the country’s forthcoming crop. [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Relaxed restrictions of imprtation of rapeseed from Canada.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Agreed on new strict shipment protocol that allowed resumption of India’s rapeseed meal exports to [...]
Egypt
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Other
South-south cooperation
Signed a joint agricultural project with Sudan that would secure Egypt's import requirements in sunflower [...]
Sudan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Other
South-south cooperation
Agreed to implement a joint agricultural project with Egypt that would help meeting Egypt's import [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of biodiesel and biodiesel blends from Argentina and Indonesia. [...]

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.