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
Ukraine
Grains
All
2024.08
Trade
Export policy
Approved procedure for setting minimum export prices for grains and oilseeds to tackle price distortion. [...]
Ukraine
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil, rapeseed, rapeseed oil and meal, sunflower seed, sunflower oil and meal
2024.08
Trade
Export Policy
Introduced procedure for the approval of minimum export prices for selected bulk commodities, including soybeans, [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.08
Production
Production support, input subsidies
Decided that paddy farmers would continue to receive an outlay of LKR 15 000 per [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2024.08
Trade
Export policy
Increased the crude palm oil reference price for September 2024 to MYR 3 915.2 (USD [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2024.08
Trade
Export requirements, stockholding
Announced that the Myanmar Rice Federation would store close to 50 000 tonnes of rice [...]
India
Rice
All
2024.08
Trade
Export restrictions, export quota
Permitted exports of 200 000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Malaysia, as an exception [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2024.08
Production
Government procurement, Food aid
Announced that it planned to purchase 450 000 tonnes of rice for public stockpiles. Out [...]
Rwanda
Rice
All
2024.08
Production
Production support, government procurement
Announced that it would purchase 26 000 tonnes of locally produced rice to aid farmers [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2024.08
Trade
Import policy
Decreased applicable discounts on custom duties on wheat and wheat flour from USD 130.78 to [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2024.08
Trade
Export duty
In its regular weekly revision of export duties, increased export duties on wheat from RUB [...]

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.