Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2015.10
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced import duties on soft wheat from 75 percent to 50 percent but maintained the [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Export restrictions
Imposed licensing requirements on exports of rice seeds and made seed shipments subject to certification [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Lifted the ban on land-border imports of rice, in place since January 2011, with immediate [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Import agreement
According to Vietnamese official sources, agreed to import 1.0 million tonnes of rice from Viet [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2015.10
Trade
Export ban, export tax
Suspended the ban on exports of milled rice for a six month period, making rice [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a Bolívares 16.4 subsidy per kg of paddy to be granted on top of [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Edible meals and oils
2015.10
Consumption and marketing
Food safety standards
Revised standards for edible meals derived from oilseeds other than rapeseed and cottonseed, and modified [...]
Canada
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Re-opened its market to imports of beef from the EU (19 EU member countries initially [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2015.10
Trade
Import tariff
Proposed to raise temporarily the tariff rate quota for imports of olive oil from Tunisia [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2015.10
Other
GMO policy
Accepted requests by 19 EU member nations to opt out from the cultivation of GM-crops [...]

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.