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
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2019.12
Trade
Trade policy
Established new discounts applicable on customs duties for wheat and wheat or meslin flour (Exempt [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2019.12
Trade
Export taxes
Lowered export taxes on parboiled paddy, husked, milled and broken rice from 12 to 9 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 29 930 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 299 323 [...]
France
Grains
All
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Decided to withdraw from the market 36 glyphosate-based products and ban their use from the [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2019.12
Production
Production support
Announced that it would allocate an additional USD 50 million through the Rural Development Bank [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Put 608 104 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 6 December 2019. [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Reinstated maize subsidies in order to protect citizens from rising food prices. A 10 kg [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil, soymeal, sunflowerseed
2019.12
Trade
Export taxation
Raised the export tax for soybeans, soyoil and soymeal from 25 percent to 30 percent, [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.12
Other
Transport infrastructure
Postponed to the second half of 2020 the auction of two major railway projects of [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
GM soybeans and rapeseed
2019.12
Other
GMO policy
Approved for importation two new GM-crops, including one soybean variety, and renewed existing import permits [...]

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.