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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Australia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2020.10
Other
Pest control measures
Introduced emergency measures to safeguard vulnerable crops, including soybeans, against the entry, establishment and spread [...]
Bangladesh
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soyoil, palm oil
2020.10
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Reached an agreement with importers/processors of edible oils to lower the millgate price of loose [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2020.10
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policies
Concerned about possible shortfalls in biodiesel supplies stemming from reduced domestic soybean availabilities, approved a [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Food products
2020.10
Other
Food safety/health policies
Issued new rules on nutrition labelling of packaged, solid, semi-solid and liquid food products, including [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.79 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 29 [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Effective 30 September 2020, fixed wholesale prices of fine (miniket) rice at BDT 51.5 per [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Approved a working capital plan to finance the acquisition and storage of 25 000 tonnes [...]
Philippines
Grains
All
2020.09
Production
Production support
Established a loan interest subsidy of PHP 24 billion (USD 402.7 million) to agriculture-fishery enterprises [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.81 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 25 September 2020. [...]
Philippines
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Trade
Import duty
Extended for three years the anti-dumping duty imposed on Turkish wheat flour imports, which was [...]

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.