Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible oilmeals
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Food standards
Announced that a new safety standard for edible oilmeals would come into force on 23 [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.05
Production
Agricultural Policy
Issued guidelines concerning the future distribution of arable land as part of the country’s national [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Neonicotinoid-based insecticides
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Pesticide regulation
Considered converting the EU’s temporary moratorium on neonicotinoid-based insecticides (which used to be widely employed [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.05
Production
Sector development measures
Stepped up efforts to promote oil palm cultivation across the country, in a bid to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.05
Production
Sector development measures
Expanded the distribution of subsidized palm seedlings in the State of Telangana, with a view [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2017.05
Stocks
Public procurement
Released public funds for the procurement – on either the domestic or import market – [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.05
Production
Environmental policy
Approved a two-year extension (until May 2019) of a moratorium on issuing new licenses for [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Trade
Import requirements
Raised the required level of protein content in wheat purchases by 0.5 percent for most [...]
Japan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oilmeals
2017.05
Other
Feed standards
Allowed the mixing of selected oilmeals with feed maize in the production of compound feed. [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2017.05
Trade
Trade standards
Considered revising the principles and criteria for MSPO, the government-backed sustainability certification scheme for oil [...]

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.