Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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From year
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To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.12
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Backed the signing of a memorandum between China’s state-owned grain trading enterprise COFCO and a [...]
Morocco
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2018.12
Other
Food standards/safety
Intensified its efforts to combat sales of adulterated olive oil, after detecting sales of unregulated [...]
Norway
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.12
Other
Environmental policy
Called, through Parliament, for the formulation of a comprehensive set of measures to exclude from [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2018.12
Trade
Import policy
Expanded an existing ban on goods imported from Ukraine, including sunflower oil.
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower seed
2018.12
Trade
Import policy
Approved a 300 000-tonne duty-free import quota for sunflower seed for the period January–June 2019, [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crops, livestock products
2018.12
Production
Agricultural policy
Paid out to farmers nearly USD 840 million, as part of a first tranche of [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crops, livestock products
2018.12
Production
Agricultural policy
Signed into law a USD 867 billion Farm Bill covering the five-year period 2019–2023. Under [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
GM crops
2018.12
Other
GMO policy
Released detailed regulations for the labelling of food products that include genetically modified material, requiring [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.12
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended a ban on milk, and food preparations with milk or milk solids, as an [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.12
Trade
Market access
Extended the compliance date on labelling requirements for frozen desserts, or confections with added vegetable [...]

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.