Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.02
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set the Maximum Retail Price of Samba rice (excluding Keeri Samba and Suduru Samba) at [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered a combined 504 293 tonnes of paddy for sale from state reserves through an [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.02
Production
Production support
Renewed incentives for Aus rice cultivation during the 2017 season. According to the decision, BDT [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.02
Other
Agricultural policy
Approved a two-month interest waiver for farmers who took short-term crop loans from cooperative banks, [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Copra
2017.02
Stocks
Public procurement
Initiated procurement of copra in the state of Karnataka, in a bid to protect growers [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Trans fat, saturated fat
2017.02
Other
Health policy
Set 27 February 2017 as the enforcement date for i) mandatory declaration of trans fat [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut
2017.02
Production
Sector development
Allocated public funds to improve domestic coconut production, so as to meet processors’ growing demand [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2017.02
Stocks
Public procurement
Announced plans to allocate funds for the procurement of domestic commodities, including soybeans, in an [...]
India
Rice
All
2017.02
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Reaffirmed the Government\'s commitment to double farmer incomes by 2022, as part of its 2017-2018 [...]
Kazakhstan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Arable crops
2017.02
Production
Agricultural policy
Presented a programme for the development of the country’s agro-industrial complex in 2017–2021, including provisions [...]

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.