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
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned import of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from Viet Nam due to the [...]
Türkiye
Meat
All
2017.04
Production
Production support
Authorized the subsidy programme for young farmers to continue in 2017, under which the government [...]
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.04
Production
Production support
Announced a JPY 150 million (roughly USD 1.4 million) programme to subsidize the import of [...]
Algeria
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2017.04
Trade
Tax policy
Raised value-added tax (VAT) on selected grain and feed products – including imported soybean meal. [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible oils
2017.04
Consumption and marketing
Food standards and safety
Proposed to ban the use of partially hydrogenated oils in foods by summer 2018, to [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Glyphosate
2017.04
Other
Health policy
Determined that glyphosate – a herbicide widely used in the cultivation of oilseeds, other arable [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.04
Production
Agricultural policy
Announced plans to introduce new agricultural insurance programmes to compensate farmers for crop losses resulting [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Arable crops
2017.04
Production
Agricultural policy
Issued guidelines concerning the redistribution of available arable land, as part of the country’s national [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2017.04
Production
Agricultural policy
Confirmed plans to modify the country’s crop structure, gradually expanding soybean production as well as [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soymeal
2017.04
Other
Financial instruments
Approved the launch of soymeal options contracts by a private commodity exchange, in order to [...]

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.