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
Thailand
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2019.03
Renewable energy
Bioenergy policy
Confirmed plans to raise mandatory blending of regular diesel with palm oil-based biodiesel from 7 [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2019.03
Production
Agricultural policy
Renewed direct payments to small-scale oil palm growers, in a bid to help shield them [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Glyphosate
2019.03
Other
Pesticide use
Courts reviewing a new case linking the use of glyphosate to cancer ruled that the [...]
Uzbekistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Cottonseed oil
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Consumer policy
Ceased regulating the price of cottonseed oil intended for socially vulnerable parts of the population. [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Glyphosate
2019.03
Other
Pesticide regulation
Took steps to ban the importation and use of glyphosate-based herbicides, citing concerns over their [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Xylella fastidiosa
2019.03
Other
Pest control
The FAO-administered International Plant Protection Convention issued protocols on procedures and methods for the diagnosis [...]
Madagascar
All
All
2019.03
Production
Self-sufficiency policy
Announced that it would seek to raise cultivated areas in order to achieve self-sufficiency in [...]
South Africa
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2019.03
Trade
Market access
Restored exports of dairy products, which were halted due to an outbreak of highly contagious [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Signed an agreement with France to lift the embargo on French poultry exports, set in [...]
Japan
Meat
All
2019.03
Trade
Quota
Announced safeguard trigger levels for chilled beef and pork for the first three-quarters of Japanese [...]

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.