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
Republic of Korea
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with the United States, allowing improved access for US soybean products to [...]
Russia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2012.04
Trade
Export policy
Temporarily lowered export duty on soybeans to facilitate exportation following a bumper crop.
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Consumer protection
Enforced retail price cap and hoarding prohibition for palm oil to protect consumers, and introduced [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with Colombia, securing improved access for soybean products to the Colombian market. [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, securing improved access for soybean products to [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All oilseeds
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Raised margin participants need to deposit, in order to guarantee speculative futures positions for all [...]
United States of America
Biofuels
All
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Provided financial assistance to producers of biofuel and to entities conducting research on advanced biofuels, [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.04
Trade
Import policy
The Eurasian Economic Union extended the import duty applied to tropical vegetable oils to consignments [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Milk and dairy products
All
2012.04
Trade
Technical regulations
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Customs Union discussed major differences on the CU technical regulation “On milk and dairy [...]
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2012.04
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Instituted ceiling prices for imported rice, ranging from USD 585 to 881 per tonne (FCFA [...]

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.