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
Sri Lanka
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilmeals, selected edible oils
2020.04
Trade
Import policy
Suspended, until mid-July, imports of certain non-essential goods, including oilcrop flours/meals and selected edible oils, [...]
Georgia
Grains
Wheat
2020.04
Trade
Import subsidy
Launched a subsidy programme for wheat imports, according to which beneficiaries will receive a subsidy [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Paraquat, chlorpyrifos, glyphosate
2020.04
Other
Pesticide regulation
Planned to introduce, from 1 June 2020, zero-tolerance for residues of two agrochemicals in food [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Took steps to reduce the retail price of palm oil to shield consumers from price [...]
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed oil
2020.04
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily lowered the import tariff for sunflower-seed oil and reduced the reference price on which [...]
Italy
Grains
Wheat
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Marketing measures
Extended the validity of mandatory labelling of origin for pasta until 31 December 2021. The [...]
Uzbekistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2020.04
Trade
Import policy
Reduced – until end-2020 – import duties on selected consumer goods, including vegetable oils, in [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2020.04
Production
Production support
Advised farmers to delay harvesting of the 2020/21 wheat crop until 20 April, amid the [...]
Belarus
Grains
All
2020.03
Trade
Export ban
Issued a decree imposing a three-month export ban on a number of staple foods, including [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2020.03
Trade
Export restrictions
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia, prohibited exports of [...]

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.