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
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on imports of bovine meat from France. The ban had been imposed [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil, sunflower oil
2017.01
Trade
Export policy
Modified export rebates for a wide range of value-added agricultural products, including olive and sunflower [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2017.01
Other
Transportation policy
Awarded contracts to lay train tracks in the northern provinces of Jujuy and Salta, in [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2017.01
Production
Agricultural policy
Launched a pre-crop financing scheme for the 2017/18 season, allowing medium-sized producers to purchase agricultural [...]
Ecuador
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean meal
2017.01
Trade
Import policy
Extended tariff and duty exemptions for soybean meal imports from all origins until 31 December [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Import quota
Decided that duty-free imports of husked and milled rice as part of the 2017 tariff [...]
Argentina
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Export promotion
Approved new export rebates for numerous agricultural products, effective from 1 January 2017. In the [...]
Algeria
Rice
All
2016.12
Consumption and marketing
Tax policy
Raised Value Added Taxes (VAT) on imported rice and other products from 7 to 9 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2016.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1 500 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 504 [...]
Australia
Rice
All
2016.12
Trade
Export and marketing arrangements
Renewed the single-desk arrangement for rice. The measure extends the Rice Marketing Board's sole and [...]

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.