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
Meat
Pig meat
2012.04
Trade
Import quota
Reduced duty free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fresh/frozen pork bellies from the initial 70,000 [...]
Türkiye
Meat
Live animals
2012.04
Trade
Import requirements
Suspended release of import licenses on cattle from the EU after Schmallenberg virus outbreak
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Postponed the increase in mandatory biodiesel blending (from B7 to B10) to 2013.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans and soyoil
2012.04
Stocks
State reserves
Released state reserves with a view to ease supply tightness, thus checking the rise in [...]
Colombia
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 [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Mandated 2 percent share of locally produced (palm oil-based) biodiesel in total domestic fuel consumption. [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2012.03
Production
Minimum Price
Minimum intervention prices for milling wheat in 2012/13 MY increased by 50 UAH/tonnes (USD 6). [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Copra
2012.03
Production
Farm support prices
Support price for milling and ball copra raised for calendar year 2012.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2012.03
Other
Import policy
Ban on rapeseed imports from Canada relaxed further.
Mexico
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.03
Other
Public health policy
Health claims ecouraging the use of poly/mono-unsaturated fat authorized on food product labels.

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.