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Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.07
Production
Production support
Significantly raised the minimum support prices for 2019/20 Kharif (summer) oilseed crops – in an [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm stearin
2019.07
Trade
Import policy
Withdrew the duty exemption previously granted for palm stearin and palm fatty acid distillates imports. [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut
2019.07
Production
Sector development measures
Approved a three-year project to support the coconut sector in Kerala State. The project is [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Forest, peatland
2019.07
Other
Environmental policy
Ruled that the Government was liable for land-clearing forest fires recorded throughout the country in [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.07
Other
Tax policy
Announced that, from 1 October 2019, palm oil sales would be subject to the regular [...]
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower seed
2019.07
Trade
Import policy
Raised the country’s import tariff for sunflower seed to 20 percent. The duty had been [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.07
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Published draft minimum amounts of renewable fuels that would need to be supplied to the [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.07
Trade
Import policy/biofuel policy
Preliminarily determined the following with respect to the anti-dumping and countervailing duties applied to imports [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2019.07
Other
Food standards
The WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a number of revisions to its Standard for Named [...]
Zimbabwe
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2019.07
Production
Production support
Received development assistance worth USD 11 million from the United States for a five-year programme [...]

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.