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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
Philippines
Rice
All
2019.09
Production
Production support, government procurement
Launched the Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid Program), granting [...]
Burkina Faso
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2019.09
Trade
Import policy
Announced plans to suspend special import permits for vegetable oils (and sugar), in support of [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2019.09
Trade
Formal trade consultations
Informed that it requested bilateral trade negotiations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Selected oilseeds, meals
2019.09
Trade
Bilateral, sector-specific trade initiatives
In parallel to its trade talks with the United States, the Chinese Government further pursued [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Xylella fastidiosa
2019.09
Other
Pest control
Determined that Italy failed to comply with an EU-wide requirement to take measures to contain [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2019.09
Other
Food standards
Notified the WTO about newly established maximum residue limits for selected fungicides, insecticides and insecticides [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.09
Trade
Import policy
Introduced – effective 4 September 2019 and for a period of 180 days – a [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Fluid/solid edible oils
2019.09
Consumption and marketing
Health policy
Declared, in Punjab State, a large number of fluid and solid edible oil brands as [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.09
Trade
Export policy (variable export levy)
Announced that – notwithstanding recent imwprovements in market prices – the country’s variable export levy [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2019.09
Production
Sector development measures
Markedly lowered the Government’s annual target for assisting smallholders in replacing aged oil palms with [...]

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.