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
Brazil
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.06
Trade
Trade agreement
Published the approved sanitary and phytosanitary requirements to export milk, dairy and other agricultural products [...]
United States of America
Rice
All
2021.06
Trade
Import tariff
Following an investigation of digital services taxes imposed by various countries, including India, announced the [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
All
2021.06
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved amendments to the Land Law that extends the prohibition of private ownership of agricultural [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds
2021.06
Production
Production support
Confirmed the annual increase in the minimum support prices for all Kharif (summer) oilcrops for [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crude/refined palm oil
2021.06
Trade
Import policy
Concerned about persistently high edible oil prices in domestic markets, the Government i) lowered the [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2021.06
Other
Land governance
Withdrew, in West Papua Province, oil-palm plantation licences spanning over 268 000 ha, after detecting [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2021.06
Trade
Export policy
Mirroring the development of relevant benchmark prices, the variable tax applied to crude palm oil [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2021.06
Trade
Export policy
Revised the structure of Indonesia’s palm oil export levy, in an effort to improve the [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil-palm
2021.06
Other
COVID-19-related measures
In June, a new nationwide COVID-19-related lockdown limited workforce capacity in palm oil mills and [...]
Malaysia
Biofuels
Palm oil-based biodiesel
2021.06
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policies
Announced that the nationwide introduction of B20 biodiesel (i.e. regular transport diesel blended with 20 [...]

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.