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
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2013.08
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Raised the selling price of imported wheat for domestic millers for October 2013 to March [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2013.08
Trade
Import Tariff
Raised the import duty for common wheat to 45 percent, an increase of 28 percent. [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
Ethanol
2013.08
Production
Producer subsidies
Maintained the overall Environmental Protecton Agency (EPA) target for maize-based ethanol and other renewable fuel [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2013.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that the Food Reserve Agency had lowered its 2013 maize procurement target by 50 percent, [...]
Brazil
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2013.08
Production
Agricultural policy
Renewed agricultural support programme for the 2013/14 campaign, focusing on investment aid, support to family [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.08
Renewable energy
Environmental policy
Considered proposal to cap the use of crop-based fuels for transportation at 6 percent (as [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Basic foodstuffs
2013.08
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidy scheme
Approved a food bill that, renews and expands the distribution of subsidized wheat, rice and [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2013.08
Trade
Preferential trade agreement
Implemented free trade agreement with Pakistan that reduces Pakistan\'s import duty on Indonesian palm oil. [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.08
Renewable energy
Environmental policy
Confirmed plans to raise the mandatory biodiesel blending rate for transportation fuels from currently 7.5 [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2013.08
Production
Agricultural policy
Approved a comprehensive bill aimed at stimulating agricultural production and improving incomes from agriculture.

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.