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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Panama
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Import quota
Approved a shortage import quota of 104 328 tonnes of paddy. Volumes imported under the [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2020.03
Trade
Import duty
Reduced the import duty on wheat and wheat flour from ZAR 77.62 to ZAR 51.66 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.03
Production
Production target, production adjustment programme
Issued guidelines instructing provincial authorities to ensure that grain area and production remained stable in [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, sunflower and groundnut, and their respective oils/meals
2020.03
Trade
Export taxation
Raised the export tax for soybean, soyoil and soymeal soyoil from 30 percent to 33 [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2020.03
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Raised the nationwide mandatory biodiesel blend to 12 percent.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Peatlands
2020.03
Other
Environmental policies
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a geospatial online tool to help countries [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.03
Trade
Import policy
From March 2020 to April 2020: Decided not to extend the temporary safeguard duty imposed [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.03
Trade
Export policy
Revoked – with a view to avoiding disruption of the country’s palm oil exports – [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed, sunflowerseed oil
2020.03
Trade
Export policy
From March 2020 to April 2020: Banned – with a view to guaranteeing uninterrupted domestic [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2020.03
Trade
Export policy
Banned, for a period of six months, the exportation of selected food and feed products, [...]

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.