Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.06
Trade
Import ban
Halted imports of fresh beef from Brazil over recurring safety concerns.
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products, [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended until the end of 2018 the ban on the import of agricultural products including [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
All
2017.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidy
Raised the food grains subsidy under its (2017/18) financial year budget by 15 percent, to [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Wheat
2017.06
Trade
Import duty
Lifted all restrictions on imports of wheat from the Russian Federation, that Turkey had put [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2017.06
Trade
Import duty
Reduced wheat, barley and maize custom duties from 130 percent to 45, 35 and 25 [...]
China (Mainland)
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Conducted bilateral talks to explore the possibility of i) Indonesia assisting China in its efforts [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.06
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Conducted bilateral talks to explore the possibility of i) Indonesia assisting China in its efforts [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 84 023 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 3.04 [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2017.05
Trade
Import quota
Announced that volumes imported as part of its 2016 Minimum Access Volume (MAV) commitments would [...]

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.