Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut oil
2017.04
Trade
Import policy
Approved importation of coconut oil and decided to lower the special commodity levy charged on [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut palm
2017.04
Production
Sector development
Instructed state agencies to develop action plans for boosting national coconut production, so as to [...]
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil and meal
2017.04
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily suspended the Russian Federation from the list of tax-free origins for selected agricultural products, [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2017.04
Production
Sector development
Made available funding for fundamental and applied research to help develop new rapeseed varieties, expand [...]
Algeria
Grains
Feed ingredients
2017.04
Trade
Import licenses
Awarded licenses until 15 April 2017 to import feed grains, including barley and maize meal, [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Set to procure 100 000 tonnes of wheat at BDT 28 per kg (USD 34.2 [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Stocks
Stocks release
Authorized the sale of up to 250 000 tonnes of maize from public stocks to [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Reduced the minimum price for wheat for 2017/18 by 3.6 percent.
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Production
Producer subsidies
Approved to grant BRL 500 million (USD 159 million) for maize producers’ subsidies.
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the purchase of up to 1 million tonnes of maize produced in the growing [...]

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.