Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.09
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Implemented three successive increases in the price that oil companies are required to pay for [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2018.09
Other
Transportation policy
Raised the countrywide minimum truck freight rates by 5 percent, following a rise in the [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2018.09
Production
Sector development measures
Granted state funding to the country’s Canola Council in a bid to advance growth and [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilcrops
2018.09
Trade
Trade agreement
Agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2018.09
Production
Agricultural policy
Envisaged a further expansion in domestic soybean plantings over the next five years, hand-in-hand with [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Selected oilseeds, oils and meals
2018.09
Trade
Trade dispute
Implemented, effective 24 September 2018, retaliatory tariffs of 10 percent on selected, weakly traded oilseeds, [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.09
Trade
Trade dispute
Decided to postpone the introduction of provisional countervailing duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina.
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilcrops
2018.09
Production
Sector development measures
Presented new strategies to raise domestic oilcrop production over the next four years, with a [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilseeds
2018.09
Stocks
Public procurement
Reformed its procurement policy for agricultural crops with a focus on those where domestic demand [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.09
Other
Environmental policy
Signed a three-year nationwide moratorium on new oil palm plantation licences, supplementing an existing ban [...]

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.