Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From month
From year
To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.20 million tonnes of paddy on sale through an auction held on 6 September [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Safeguard measures
Put in place safeguard measures on selected classes of husked rice imports (SAC codes 100620000091 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2017.09
Trade
Food aid
Announced that it would expand its food aid deliveries of rice, upon completing its accession [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Trade
Bilateral agreement
Announced importation of 200 000 tonnes of wheat from the Russian Federation under a Government- [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that from October, the price of imported wheat for millers would increase to JPY [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2017.09
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Authorized a 1.7 percent increase in maize ethanol price for oil refiners blending it into [...]
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.09
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Philippines conducted bilateral talks with Malaysia to examine the possibility of setting up joint ventures [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.09
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 614 125 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, after offering 2.19 million tonnes in [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed cake
2017.09
Trade
Trade agreements & bilateral cooperation
The standard setting bodies of China and Ukraine agreed on a sanitary and biosafety protocol [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.09
Trade
Import policy - trade dispute
Lowered, effective 19 September 2017, the EU\'s anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina from [...]

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.