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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Turkey
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.10
Trade
Market access
Received poultry meat market access to China from 15 October 2020, following bilateral negotiations over [...]
Angola
Grains
Wheat
2020.10
Production
Production support
Announced a plan to double annual wheat flour production from the current 600 000 tonnes [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2020.10
Other
Biofuel
Adopted Resolution 4/2020, increasing the price of maize-based ethanol used in fuel blendings. The price [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2020.10
Trade
Import tariff
Issued statements indicating that it would impose import tariffs of up to 20 percent on [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2020.10
Production
Production support
Announced that it would impose price ceilings and a coupon system for the purchase of [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2020.10
Other
GMO policy
Approved the growth and consumption of HB4 drought-resistant transgenic wheat. Argentina is the first country [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.10
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Announced plans to allocate MMK 20 billion (USD 15.2 million) to purchase paddy and rice [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2020.10
Trade
Import modalities
Appealed to traders to refrain from importing rice during October and November, so as not [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil
2020.10
Trade
Sector-specific, bilateral trade initiatives
China and Argentina renewed the two year-old agreement regulating purchases of Argentine soybeans and soybean [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Select agricultural products (incl. soybeans)
2020.10
Trade
Bilateral trade agreement
According to an official US report analysing progress made in implementing the agricultural provisions of [...]

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.