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
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soy and palm oil
2013.05
Trade
Import policy
Applied temporary duty surcharges to imports of refined soy and palm oil imports.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Sugar
All
2013.05
Trade
Import duties
The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has doubled the raw sugar import duty [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Ethanol
2013.05
Other
Blend ratio
Government of Brazil decided to increase the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline to 25 [...]
European Union
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2013.05
Trade
Import duty
Extension of zero import duties for feed wheat and barley quotas beyond the end of [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Import quota
Announced that it would import 9 200 tonnes of rice from regional suppliers and impose [...]
Cambodia
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Development of producer organizations
Adopted a law on farmer cooperatives, laying down guidelines for their establishment and recognition. Cooperatives [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.05
Other
Sector policy framework, production, consumption and marketing
Set in place a transitional mechanism to phase out the price support system for rice. [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2013.05
Trade
Export restrictions
Announced that rice exports would not be permitted until the September start to the 2013 [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Announced that the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) would distribute three additional monthly rations of rice [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Self-sufficiency plan
Development strategy for rice approved by Parliament. The document envisages the country attaining self-sufficiency in [...]

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.