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
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2019.10
Trade
Import quota
Lowered the amount of planned skimmed milk powder (SMP) import volumes in Japanese fiscal year [...]
United States of America
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2019.10
Trade
Import tariffs
Imposed tariffs worth USD 7.5 billion on EU goods, including cheese, with import tariffs ranging [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of hatching eggs and day-old-chicks from several countries, including Denmark, [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize
2019.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the start of purchase of maize at the minimum support price of MXN 5 [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.10
Trade
Export policy
Reduced the time span granted to traders for paying export taxes and determined that exporters [...]
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.10
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Raised the minimum price that oil refining companies are required to pay for biodiesel by [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Farm products
2019.10
Production
Production support
Launched a set of measures aimed at expanding financing for the agriculture sector. Interventions would [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2019.09
Other
GMO policy
Approved a new genetically modified (GM) maize variety for commercial planting. It protects against lepidoptera [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.09
Trade
Import quota
Left the tariff-rate import quota for 2020 unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes.
Australia
Grains
All
2019.09
Production
Production support
Announced an aid package of AUD 100 million (USD 67.5 million) for farmers and communities [...]

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.