Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.06
Production
Production support 
Recommended a list of 25 pesticides for emergency use against armyworms until December 2020.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 797 900 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.22 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.06
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 421 222 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 3 June 2019 through two [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2019.06
Production
Production support (trade mitigation measures)
Announced additional insurance support to Canadian rapeseed exporters, in a bid to help rapeseed exporting [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Distillers grains
2019.06
Trade
Import policy
Decided not to remove the duties applied by China on imports of distillers grains from [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Selected oilcrops, oils and fats
2019.06
Other
Food standards
Notified the WTO of a draft national standard on maximum mycotoxin levels in food products. [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Selected oilseeds, meals
2019.06
Trade
Bilateral, sector-specific trade initiatives
Signed a bilateral protocol on phytosanitary standards aimed at facilitating exports of a number of [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, rapeseed oil
2019.06
Stocks
Market regulation
From June 2019 to September 2019: Held several national auctions from state reserves covering soybean [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.06
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Determined that the new regulations defining high/low indirect land-use change (ILUC)-risk biofuel feedstocks would come [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Dimethoate
2019.06
Other
Pesticide regulation
Announced that member states may not renew authorizations of insecticides containing dimethoate beyond July 2020, [...]

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.