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
Canada
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Brassica carinata oil
2012.11
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Backed research on industrial applications of carinata oil, including as aviation biofuel.
India
Rice
All
2012.11
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 500 000 tonnes of rice and an equal amount of [...]
Denmark
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.11
Other
Health policy
Repealed one-year old tax on fat consumption as it did not produced the changes sought. [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.11
Trade
Import ban
Suspended temporarily the importation of poultry and other poultry products from Australia because of the [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on poultry products imported from the Chinese Province of Taiwan after global [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2012.11
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Considered changes to the EU\'s olive oil marketing regime, focusing on increased quality controls and [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2012.10
Other
Environmental
Revoked logging permit of one oil palm company for infringing environmental regulations.
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2012.10
Trade
Market regulation / export policy
Discontinued duty free export quotas for crude palm oil with a view to secure adequate [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2012.10
Trade
Market regulation / export policy
Lowered export tax on crude palm oil to check build-up in domestic stocks, which push [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2012.10
Production
Production support
Launched new oil palm replanting scheme with the immediate objective of halting the rise 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.