Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From month
From year
To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Philippines
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2016.06
Other
GMO policy
Revered – following the reform of the country’s regulatory process for GMOs – an earlier [...]
Thailand
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2016.06
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Signed MoU with private energy and logistics companies to use B20 (transportation diesel containing 20 [...]
United Kingdom
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2016.06
Other
Bilateral cooperation
Launched a funding scheme to support the development and improvement of regional soybean value chains [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2016.06
Renewable energy
Production
Extended through 2024 the biodiesel production credit in place in Iowa state.
India
Rice
All
2016.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional monthly allocation of 42 000 tonnes of foodgrains for Below Poverty Line [...]
India
Rice
All
2016.06
Production
Support prices, Government procurement
Raised minimum producer prices by 4.3 percent to INR 14 700 (USD 217) per tonne [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2016.06
Trade
State Market intervention
Prolonged the intervention period for purchasing skimmed milk powder (SMP) and increased the ceiling to [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2016.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the ban on import of milk and milk products from China for a further [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.06
Trade
Trade suspended
Suspended live poultry trade after avian flu (H7N9) was detected in a public market.
Mexico
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to bovine meat from Canada, closed since May 2003 after a case [...]

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.