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
Peru
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2016.10
Trade
Import policy
Announced the replacement of provisional anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina with permanent ones, [...]
Sri Lanka
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Vegetable oils
2016.10
Trade
Import policy
Raised the special commodity levy on imported vegetable oils, in order to protect domestic oilseed [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2016.10
Renewable energy
Biofuel policy
Ruled that biodiesel blending mandates applied in the state of Minnesota are not in conflict [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Coconut
2016.10
Production
Sector development
The Pacific Community launched a regional initiative together with the European Union, aimed at improving [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.10
Production
GMO policy
Approved imports of three genetically modified US maize varieties for animal feed production.
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.10
Trade
Import tariff
Extended the duty exemption on maize shipments up to 1 million tonnes from non-Mercosur countries [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2016.10
Trade
Import quota
Announced the 2017 low-tariff rate import quotas for wheat, maize and rice. The quotas for [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the maize procurement price for the autumn 2016 crop in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2016.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Suspended auctions of maize from state reserves until May 2017, due to the replacement of [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2016.10
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Announced the 2017 minimum support price for wheat at CNY 2 360 (USD 349) per [...]

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.