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
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2021.08
Production
Support prices
Set the reference producer price of paddy at CRC 24 255 per 73.6 kg bag [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2021.08
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Allocated KZT 1.9 billion (USD 4.5 million) for partial reimbursement of feed costs incurred by [...]
Japan
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on poultry and egg imports from Ukraine, which was imposed in December [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds, oil-palm
2021.08
Production
Production support
As part of efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on vegetable oil imports, launched an [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2021.08
Trade
Import policy
Reduced, effective 20 August to 30 September 2021, the basic import tax for crude and [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean meal
2021.08
Trade
Import policy
Starting on 24 August, allowed imports of GM soybean meal in response to sharp increases [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2021.08
Renewable energy
Biofuel policies
Indicated that the planned increase in the country’s biodiesel blending mandate from 30 percent to [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilmeals, sunflower seed/oil
2021.08
Trade
Export policy
Introduced, effective 1 September 2021 until end-January 2022, export quotas for feed grains and oilmeals/cakes, [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2021.08
Production
Production sustainability
Expected the revision of the country’s mandatory Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification to be [...]
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2021.08
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Informed that the caps on wholesale and retail prices for sunflower oil (introduced in December [...]

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.