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
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2012.10
Production
Sector development assistance
Measures to raise national oilseed production and enhance oil palm cultivation included in 12th Five-Year-Plan [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive oil
2012.10
Production
Production support
Supported efforts to launch domestic production and consumption of olive oil.
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.10
Consumption and marketing
Consumer protection
Extended, until end September 2013, nationwide distribution of imported edible oils at subsidized price and [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2012.10
Consumption and marketing
Consumer protection
Extended, until end September 2013, nationwide distribution of imported edible oils at subsidized price and [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2012.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Determined to sell 1 million tonnes of grains from intervention stocks in the market to [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.10
Trade
Export policy
Liberalized exportation of edible oils in branded consumer packs, though setting a fixed minimum export [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.10
Trade
Import policy
Continuously adjusted reference prices used for calculating import levies, so as to pre-empt under-invoicing by [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2012.10
Stocks
Market regulation / state reserves
Considered to establish, for soybeans, state reserves together with fixed procurement and sale prices, aiming [...]
Türkiye
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2012.09
Trade
Import measure
Approved duty-free import of 1 million tonnes of wheat and 500 000 of maize and barley [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2012.09
Trade
Other export restriction
Established voluntary and informal agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Grain Trade Unions on [...]

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.