AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityRapeseed

Date01/07/2013

Policy CategoryStocks

Policy InstrumentState reserves

DescriptionTightened procurement policies to prevent imported rapeseed oil from entering public reserves.

NotesCHINA – state procurement and reserve policies - Rapeseed and rapeseed oil procurement: Procurement policies for rapeseed oil have been tightened to prevent imported rapeseed oil from entering public reserves. Reportedly, a strict ban has been imposed on the entry of imported rapeseed oil as well as on oil extracted from imported rapeseed into state reserves.