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
Kenya
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.04
Trade
Lifted import ban
Lifted an import ban on milk powder from Uganda, aiming to stabilize prices during the [...]
Malaysia
Meat
Poultry meat
2024.04
Trade
Market access
Approved poultry meat imports from additional four poultry plants in Brazil.
Bangladesh
Grains
Wheat
2024.04
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Fixed the procurement prices for paddy, rice and wheat for the upcoming Boro season (from [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2024.04
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Decided that it would purchase 500 000 tonnes of paddy, 1.1 million tonnes of parboiled [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
All
2024.04
Trade
Export quota
Increased the grain export quota (wheat and meslin, barley, rye and maize) from the previously [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2024.04
Trade
Export duty
Increased export duty on wheat from RUB 3 276.6 to RUB f3 443.0 (from USD [...]
United States of America
Grains
Maize
2024.04
Other
Biofuel
The Environmental Protection Agency granted an emergency fuel waiver permitting the sale of E15 gasoline [...]
Guinea-Bissau
Rice
All
2024.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies, consumer prices, price controls
According to press reports, announced that it would discontinue the subsidies extended to importers that [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2024.04
Trade
Import policy
Extended its wheat import ban (Order No.125) for an additional six months starting from 12 [...]
Bangladesh
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil, soyoil
2024.04
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Increased the retail price for per liter bottled soyoil by BDT 5 (USD 0.05) to [...]

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.