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
Türkiye
Rice
All
2021.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Revised government purchase prices for the 2020 season, raising them by 5.6-9.4 percent to TRY [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 31 866 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.6 million [...]
China, Hong Kong SAR
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended poultry meat imports from a province in Republic of Korea (Jangheung-gun of Jeollanam-do Province) [...]
Republic of Korea
Grains
Maize
2021.04
Trade
Import tariff
Announced that the first 1.28 million tonnes of imported maize in the marketing year will [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2021.04
Production
Production support
Allocated BDT 3.2 million (USD 37.64 million) over the period 2021–2025 for the distribution of [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2021.04
Other
Food aid
Announced the allocation of 10 000 tonnes of wheat flour as humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.04
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.6 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 2 April 2021. [...]
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2021.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Subsidized, from mid-April to end-September 2021, the production and sale of sunflower oil by companies [...]
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2021.04
Trade
Import policy
Added a number of agricultural products, including sunflower oil, to the list of goods banned [...]
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2021.04
Other
Food labelling
To comply with the country’s obligations under the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, [...]

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.