Markets and Trade

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
Oilseeds
2020.06
Production
Production support
Raised the minimum support prices (MSP) of Kharif crops – including soybeans, groundnut sunflowerseed, sesameseed [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Market promotion
Encouraged local palm oil traders to set up joint ventures in Myanmar in a bid [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.06
Trade
Export policy (COVID-19 related)
Suspended the country’s export tax on palm oil, following protracted weakness in the commodity’s market [...]
Mozambique
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, sunflowerseed, sesame
2020.06
Production
Sector development measures
Expanded the remit of the country’s Cotton Institute to include oilseeds, reflecting renewed efforts to [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2020.06
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policies
Approved a six-year extension of the state of Iowa’s Fuel Tax Differential, which lowers the [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Dicamba
2020.06
Other
Pesticide regulation
Saw a federal Court of Appeals interdict sales of dicamba, a herbicide widely used [...]
India
Grains
Maize
2020.06
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the minimum support price for maize by 5 percent to INR 1 850 per [...]
Syrian Arab Republic
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised the 2020 purchasing price of wheat from SYP 225 to SYP 400 per kg [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 303 255 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 29 May 2020, through [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Export ban
Announced that export restrictions on wheat and wheat flour introduced in the previous two months [...]

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.