Markets and Trade

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
Grains
All
2024.03
Trade
Import policy
Through Administrative Order No. 20, removed all non-tariff barriers including but not limited to import [...]
Republic of Moldova
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2024.03
Trade
Import policy
Extended wheat, maize and sunflower seed import licenses requirements for a further three months, effective from 27 March. 
United States of America
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.03
Production
Government support
Announced a support program to reduce the impact and spread of H5N1 in bovines and [...]
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower meal, sunflower oil
2024.03
Trade
Export policy
Kept the export duty on sunflower oil at 0 and decreased the duty on sunflower [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the Special Commodity Levy on imports of non-basmati non-parboiled semi/wholly milled rice (HS code [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2024.03
Trade
Export duty
Increased export duties on wheat from RUB 3 143 to RUB 3 298.6 (from USD [...]
United Arab Emirates
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2024.03
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policy
Revealed details of the National Policy on Biofuels which supports United Arab Emirates’s objective to [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2024.03
Stocks
Government procurement
Included wheat and rice in its Price Stabilization Fund which makes wheat and rice deliveries [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2024.03
Production
Production support, export promotion, value added taxes, tax policy
Announced that entities engaged in the cultivation, production, domestic supply or export of rice and [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
The European Parliament and European Council reached a provisional agreement to extend the temporary suspension [...]

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.