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
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2015.12
Trade
Import tariff
Doubled import duties on husked, semi/wholly milled and broken rice to 20 percent, with immediate [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.12
Trade
Import agreement
According to press reports, reached an agreement with Pakistan, giving Indonesia the option to buy [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.12
Trade
Import regulation
Issued new regulations, relaxing registration and licencing requirements for private sector imports of specialty rice, [...]
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2015.12
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Revised its food grain procurement policy. Under the revised policy, only registered farmers can sell [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2015.12
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum-of-understanding with the Government of Thailand committing to purchase to 1.0 million tonnes [...]
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2015.12
Renewable energy
Trade policy
Adjusted the level of export taxes and domestic retail prices for biodiesel with a view [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soymeal and soy oil
2015.12
Trade
Trade policy
Reformed trade policies, including the following measures: streamlining of export regulations; lowering of export taxes [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed, sunflower meal and sunflower oil
2015.12
Trade
Trade policy
Reformed trade policies, including the following measures: streamlining of export regulations; lowering of export taxes [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Groundnut, groundnut meal, groundut oil
2015.12
Trade
Trade policy
Reformed trade policies, including the following measures: streamlining of export regulations; lowering of export taxes [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.12
Trade
Export restricitons
Lifted licensing requirements for beef exports and eliminated a 15 percent tax.

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.