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
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2023.12
Production
Bioenergy policy
Increased its biodiesel blending mandate to 14 percent (B14) valid from March 2024. The government [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2023.12
Production
Market regulation
Increased its allocation of palm-based biodiesel for 2024 to 13.4 billion litres, 1.96 percent higher [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2023.12
Trade
Export policy
Lowered the crude palm oil reference price for the period of 16-30 December 2023 to [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2023.12
Trade
Export policy
Raised the crude palm oil reference price for January 2024 to MYR 3 679.5 (USD [...]
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower meal, sunflower oil
2023.12
Trade
Export policy
Kept the export duty on sunflower oil at 0 and increased the duty on sunflower [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2023.11
Other
Biofuel
Increased the price of maize-based ethanol used in biofuel blends for automobiles from ARS 303 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2023.11
Trade
Export policy
Approved exports of limited amounts of wheat to Bhutan, despite the earlier imposition of an [...]
India
Rice
All
2023.11
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Approved a total of 898 804 tonnes of broken rice exports to five countries through [...]
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2023.11
Trade
Import ban
Suspended pig meat imports from Brazil to protect local producers.
India
Grains
All
2023.11
Consumption and marketing
Food Security
The Cabinet extended on 29 November 2023 the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) [...]

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.