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
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2017.05
Trade
Export promotion
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian government officials, aimed at helping raise the presence [...]
Mexico
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural crops, oilseeds
2017.05
Production
Agricultural Policy
Announced cuts in the amount of subsidies provided to farmers in 2017, including reduced payments [...]
Argentina
Meat
All
2017.05
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Ratified the Free Trade Agreement between Egypt and Mercosur (South American Common Market), signed in [...]
Morocco
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2017.05
Production
Sector development measures
Backed a multilateral technical cooperation project aimed at strengthening Morocco\'s olive oil sector, in particular [...]
Peru
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2017.05
Other
Land rights policy
Committed to consult indigenous people prior to approving oil palm development concessions that would affect [...]
Sri Lanka
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut products
2017.05
Trade
Import policy
Considered liberalizing the importation of husked coconut and fresh coconut kernel, given the prevailing shortage [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned the imports of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the Democratic Republic [...]
Thailand
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2017.05
Renewable energy
Market regulation / biofuel policy
Reinstated the country\'s mandatory biodiesel blending rate of 7 percent, in a bid to reduce [...]
Iraq
Grains
Wheat
2017.05
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Authorized the Ministry of Trade to purchase wheat directly, to guarantee food security. The Ministry [...]
India
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.05
Trade
State Market Intervention
Imposed a ban on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter in all animal [...]

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.