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
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2024.06
Trade
Export duty
In its regular weekly revision of export duties, decreased export duties on wheat from RUB [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Used cooling oil
2024.06
Trade
Import policy
Approved the import of used cooking oil (UCO) from Brazil, which will be used as [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2024.06
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff rate for paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and broken [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Groundnut, soybeans, sunflower seed
2024.06
Production
Production support
Approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Kharif crops for the 2024/25 marketing [...]
India
Rice
All
2024.06
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Approved 1 000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice exports to Zimbabwe and 1 000 tonnes [...]
India
Rice
All
2024.06
Production
Minimum support prices
Raised minimum support prices (MSPs) for paddy for the 2024/25 season. In the case of [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2024.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies, stock release
Approved the Bigas 29 program. Under the scheme, supplies held in store by the National [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.06
Production
Production support, support prices, credit facility
Approved a credit support scheme to support purchases of paddy harvested during the 2024/25 Yala [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2024.06
Trade
Export policy
Eliminated the mandatory export registration via “Affidavits of Foreign Sales” for 40 products enclosed in [...]
European Union
Grains
Oat
2024.06
Trade
Import tariff
Reintroduced tariffs on Ukraine\'s oats imports. Effective from 19 June 2024 until 5 June 2025, [...]

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.