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
Ukraine
Meat
Live animals
2013.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pigs, pork and products made of it from Belarus, due to the [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2013.05
Production
Environmental policy
Extended ban on clearing primary rain forest and carbon-rich peatland, for two years.
Morocco
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2013.05
Production
Sector development assistance
Signed agreement with the national oilseeds industry federation aimed at tripling country’s area seeded with [...]
Paraguay
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2013.05
Trade
Export tax
Considered introduction of export taxation for soybeans, soyoil, soymeal and other grains.
Sudan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Production
South-south cooperation
Agreed to implement a joint agricultural project with Egypt that would help meeting Egypt\'s import [...]
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
GMO imports
Suspended entry of selected genetically modified products, including rapeseed, into the country, based on concerns [...]
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 [...]

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.