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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with Colombia, securing improved access for soybean products to the Colombian market. [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, securing improved access for soybean products to [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Raised margin participants need to deposit, in order to guarantee speculative futures positions for all [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
All
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Provided financial assistance to producers of biofuel and to entities conducting research on advanced biofuels, [...]
Benin
Rice
All
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Launched a subsidized sales programme for rice and maize. The initiative will see close [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
All
2012.04
Trade
Technical regulations
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Customs Union discussed major differences on the CU technical regulation “On milk and dairy [...]
Canada
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Introduced subsidies to grain handlers for the shipment of grain through the Arctic port, Churchill, [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Production support
Earmarked US$4.2 million (taka 350 million) to support Aus crop cultivation during the 2012 season. [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices/Production support
Set paddy support prices at US$425–-446 per tonne (pesos 2 000-–2 100 per 120 kilos) [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2012.04
Production
Support prices
Raised paddy producer prices by 24 percent to US$581 per tonne (Bolivars 2.50 per kilo) [...]

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.