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
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2013.01
Production
Agricultural policy
Provisionally extended 2008-2012 Farm Bill for nine months, i.e. through the 2013 crop-growing season, with [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Considered charging “emergency import tariffs” on refined soy and palm oil to prevent rising imports [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean oil
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Considered charging “emergency import tariffs” on refined soy and palm oil to prevent rising imports [...]
Burundi
Rice
All
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff of the [...]
Bulgaria
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2013.01
Trade
Marketing and Trade
Introduced a regulation to limit production of dairy products containing vegetable oil (palm oil) ingredients. [...]
Kenya
Milk and dairy products
Milk
2013.01
Consumption and marketing
Sales ban
Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) imposed a ban on the sale of raw milk.
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.01
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that public stock releases would be stopped so as to avert downward pressure on [...]
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2013.01
Production
Foreign agricultural investment
Signed a framework agreement with Louis Dreyfus, a multinational commodity trading company, that will seek [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled rice and broken rice, in an effort to [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2013.01
Production
Production support, credit
Announced that seasonal loan limits for summer paddy crops would be raised from Kyat 80 [...]

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.