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
Iraq
Rice
All
2018.12
Trade
Import agreement
Renewed a memorandum of understanding with the United States (US) on the purchase of US [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 9 943 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 499 640 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 719 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 359 [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Wheat
2018.12
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Approved a 26 percent increase in the procurement price for the 2018 wheat crop, now [...]
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2018.12
Production
Production support
As part of its budgetary allocations, announced that it would destine SLL 294.1 billion (USD [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.12
Trade
Export policy
Approved a new Agriculture Export Policy, which removes all export restrictions on organic and processed [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.12
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 505 581 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 6 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 8 833 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 365 401 [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.12
Other
Land governance
Published a unified, national map of land-use cover, in a bid to resolve claims related [...]
Japan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed oil, rapeseed meal
2018.12
Trade
Bilateral trade initiatives
Explored new opportunities for the importation of Canadian rapeseed oil and meal into Japan, based [...]

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.