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
European Union
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.04
Trade
Import duty
Set duty-free import quotas for Ukrainian grains. Until October 31 Ukraine will supply 950 000 [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2014.04
Production
Price Support
Approved increase in support price of wheat from Rs1200 (12.2 USD) per 40 kg to [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2014.04
Trade
Import policy
Approved proposal to remove, as of 23 April, import tariffs on several Ukrainian agricultural commodities [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2014.04
Trade
Bilateral trade agreement
Obtained preferential access for exports of Malaysian palm oil to Turkey, under newly signed comprehensive [...]
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2014.04
Trade
Bilateral trade agreement
Granted preferential access to imports of palm oil from Malaysia, under newly signed comprehensive free [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that it would seek to sell 1.0 million tonnes of rice from government stocks [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Production support, support prices
Approved a Bolívares 4.7 subsidy per kg (USD 746 per tonne) of paddy produced between [...]
Haiti
Rice
All
2014.03
Trade
Import agreement
Reached a government-to-government agreement with Viet Nam for the provision of 200 000 tonnes of [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2014.03
Production
Production support, minimum purchasing prices, warehouse receipts
Established minimum purchasing prices for green paddy produced in selected regions of the country, namely [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.03
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 50 600 tonnes of fragrant rice and 183 000 tonnes of 5 percent [...]

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.