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
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Stocks
State reserves
ate-owned firms to purchase 5 mln tons of rapeseed from the country’s forthcoming crop. [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Relaxed restrictions of imprtation of rapeseed from Canada.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2013.05
Stocks
Trade agreement
Governments of Guyana and Venezuela agreed to renew the PetroCaribe rice trade agreement for an [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Agreed on new strict shipment protocol that allowed resumption of India’s rapeseed meal exports to [...]
Egypt
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Other
South-south cooperation
Signed a joint agricultural project with Sudan that would secure Egypt's import requirements in sunflower [...]
Sudan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Other
South-south cooperation
Agreed to implement a joint agricultural project with Egypt that would help meeting Egypt's import [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of biodiesel and biodiesel blends from Argentina and Indonesia. [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2013.05
Production
Environmental policy
Extended ban on clearing primary rain forest and carbon-rich peatland (e.g. for oil palm plantations), [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2013.05
Trade
Export tax
Continued implementation of sliding export tax regime.
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Established, price floors and ceilings for all qualities of rice along the entire value chain, [...]

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.