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
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural products
2024.03
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh to supply essential food items including sunflower seeds, [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2024.03
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Raised maximum retail prices (MRPs) applied on premium rice by IDR 1 000 (USD 0.06) [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2024.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Announced that the price at which imported wheat is sold to domestic flour mills would [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered the import duty on non-basmati husked rice imported outside of existing trade agreements from [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2024.03
Stocks
Stocks policy
Allocated a budget of CNY 140.6 billion (USD 19.5 billion, up 8 percent from last [...]
European Union
Biofuels
Palm oil-based biodiesel
2024.03
Trade
Trade dispute
At the request of Malaysia, the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated the panel report concerning [...]
Malaysia
Biofuels
Palm oil-based biodiesel
2024.03
Trade
Trade dispute
At the request of Malaysia, the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated the panel report concerning [...]
Liberia
Rice
All
2024.03
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that semi/wholly milled rice and broken rice would remain exempt from import duties, with [...]
Indonesia
Rice
All
2024.03
Trade
Import quota
Permitted Bulog to import an additional 1.6 million tonnes of rice in 2024. This volume [...]
Bangladesh
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soyoil
2024.03
Stocks
Public procurement
Approved a procurement budget of BDT 5.07 billion (USD 46.2 million) for various products 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.