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
Serbia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflowerseed
2012.10
Trade
Emergency relief
Introduced temporary export limitations for soybean and sunflower and provided financial assistance to farmers after [...]
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2012.10
Trade
Export policy
Sought access to Chinese soybean import market under government-to-government loan-for-crop deal.
United States of America
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2012.10
Renewable energy
Biofuel regulation
Raised the required amount of bio-based diesel to be incorporated into the national fuel market [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2012.10
Other
Market regulation
Considered means to control excessive speculation in commodities futures trading, in particular in food-related commodities. [...]
Norway
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2012.10
Trade
Import duties
Announced a new range of import duties for foreign cheese products, such as grana padano, [...]
Peru
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2012.10
Trade
Import duties
Imposed a 21 per cent surtax on imported milk powder.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2012.10
Trade
Import quota
Left the tariff-rate import quota for 2013 unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes.
Ghana
Rice
All
2012.10
Production
Support prices
Raised minimum guaranteed prices for the 2012/2013 season by 25 percent to USD 307 (Cedi 50 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2012.10
Trade
Import restrictions
Lifted suspension of sales and imports of rice from the United States, after examinations allayed [...]
Egypt
Rice
All
2012.10
Trade
Export licenses
Awarded export licenses for 101 500 tonnes of milled rice through a tender held 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.