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
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.10
Stocks
Stock release
Auctioned off 109 775 tonnes of 5 percent broken rice and 30 669 tonnes of [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2013.10
Production
Government procurement
Approved an additional allocation of Baht 1.9 billion (USD 61 million) to compensate farmers [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2013.10
Trade
Import requirements
Took steps to expedite imports of basic necessities, including rice, and to simplify administrative procedures [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2013.10
Trade
Minimum export prices
Raised the minimum export price for 25 percent broken rice by USD 15 to USD [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2013.10
Stocks
Public storage
Expanded storage capacity of Brazil's state run food supply company (CONAB) in an effort to [...]
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.10
Trade
Trade agreement
Reached agreement of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.10
Trade
Trade agreement
Reached agreement of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
China (Mainland)
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.10
Trade
Duty-exempt imports
Offered trade incentives to stimulate domestic biofuel consumption: biodiesel imports from ASEAN counties are duty [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2013.10
Stocks
Sales suspension
Suspended public sales in mid-October in preparation for procurement operations from the new harvest.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Relaxed restrictions of importation of rapeseed from Russia.

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.