Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.04
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Postponed the rise in mandatory blending of regular transport diesel with biodiesel that was originally [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2019.04
Other
Transport policy
Raised the government-set minimum truck freight rates by 4.1 percent to compensate drivers for increases [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set a target to purchase 130 lakh tonnes of wheat, starting 1 April 2019, through [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2019.03
Trade
Export promotion
Outlined a series of economic reforms, including steps geared towards reducing export costs and enhancing [...]
Azerbaijan
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced the extension, for a further two years, of the removal of value-added tax on [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2019.03
Stocks
Stocks release
Announced the sale of 300 000 million tonnes of maize from public inventories, in order [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2019.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided that it would purchase 150 000 tonnes of paddy, 1.0 million tonnes of parboiled [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 498 513 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 28 [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the wheat support price at PKR 1 300 per 40 kg (USD 229.5 per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.03
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 850 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 370 [...]

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.