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
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive tree
2018.07
Other
Disease control
Developed a remote, airborne imaging method capable of scanning orchards and detecting olive trees infected [...]
France
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, palm oil
2018.07
Other
Climate policy
Launched a public consultation on its draft National Strategy to Combat Imported Deforestation (SNDI), aimed [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Grains, oilseeds
2018.07
Production
Agricultural policy
Significantly raised minimum support prices for the major 2018/19 Kharif crops.
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Food product labels
2018.07
Other
Food standards
Proposed to require oil manufacturers to disclose the exact composition of blended oils on product [...]
India
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2018.07
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Launched discussions on setting up a system for the collection of used cooking oil and [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.07
Production
Sector development measures
Encouraged farmers in Telangana State to embark on oil palm cultivation, in a bid to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean oil, palm olein, wheat
2018.07
Trade
Trade dispute
Filed a WTO notification listing US products – including wheat, crude soybean oil and refined [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed, rapeseed meal
2018.07
Trade
Trade arrangement
Agreed to relax sanitary requirements related to agricultural product trade – a measure that could [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Trans-fatty acid
2018.07
Other
Health policy
Banned, effective 13 July 2018, the production, import and sale of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) [...]
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, rapeseed
2018.07
Trade
Export policy
Postponed the abolition of a VAT refund on exports of soybeans and rapeseed until 31 [...]

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.