Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Consumer protection
Proposed guidelines on voluntary labelling of food products for the inclusion/absence of GM ingredients.
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2015.11
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Set mandatory national consumption targets for biodiesel for the 2014–2017 period (along with associated percentage [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, groundnut, sunflowerseed
2015.11
Trade
Export promotion
Released funds to assist individual commodity organizations in their efforts to expand commercial exports.
Zambia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible oils
2015.11
Trade
Import policy
Lifted the import ban on edible oils introduced in March 2015, in a bid to [...]
Iran
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased procurement price for durum and milling wheat by 10 percent and for barley by 9 percent. [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Lowered the government’s purchase price of wheat by 5.7 percent to Yen 56 640 (USD [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Guaranteed minimum price of Rs 1 300 per 40 kg (USD 305.5/tonne) for wheat crops to [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Production
Production
Ended its domestic wheat production programme that lasted for more than three decades by fully [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2015.11
Trade
Export quota
Agreed to cap wheat exports at 16.6 million tonnes in 2015/16 in order to maintain [...]
Malaysia
Rice
All
2015.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Decided to end the Rice Subsidy Programme for Super Tempatan 15 per cent broken rice [...]

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.