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
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.12
Stocks
Stock release
Released 39 876 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 50 [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2013.12
Production
Production support
Decided to extend a Pesos 100 000 (USD 49) per tonne assistance package for [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2013.12
Trade
Market regulation
Approved Chongqing, a municipality directly under the Central Government, to be China’s first inland meat [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2013.12
Trade
Market regulation
Agreed to maintain support for EU beef production through maintaining the budget for coupled payments [...]
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.12
Trade
Dispute settlement
Filed a complaint at WTO over the European Union’s decision to impose definitive anti-dumping duties [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.12
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the import ban on Irish beef. Japan banned imports of beef from the [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2013.12
Trade
Export promotion
Granted federal funding for the promotion of food-grade soybean exports.
Thailand
Meat
All
2013.12
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted ban on United States live cattle imports, following World Animal Health Organization’sreclassification of the [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2013.12
Trade
Import restrictions
Signed protocols that allow soybeans from Ukraine to enter China.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2013.12
Stocks
Public procurement/state reserves
Announced end of public procurement, stockpiling and auctioning system for soybeans

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.