Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted its ban on imports of beef from the US, France and the Netherlands.
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2013.02
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of chilled pork, beef and poultry from Germany for, allegedly, excessively lax [...]
Syria
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Announced removal of import tariffs on several basic commodities, including wheat and barley, due to [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.01
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Raised government-set price for palm oil-based biodiesel to further stimulate domestic production.
Malaysia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2013.01
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Moved to nationwide implementation of 5 percent mandatory fuel blending rate (palm oil-based biodiesel) and considered [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2013.01
Stocks
Market regulation
Accepted to take palm oil into public stock to stem a fall in farmgate price. [...]
India
Sugar
All
2013.01
Trade
Taxes and quotas
Government eases penalty for conversion of unsold sugar into levy sugar in the given period [...]
United States of America
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All
2013.01
Production
Agricultural policy
Provisionally extended 2008-2012 Farm Bill for nine months, i.e. through the 2013 crop-growing season, with [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Considered charging “emergency import tariffs” on refined soy and palm oil to prevent rising imports [...]
Vietnam
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean oil
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Considered charging “emergency import tariffs” on refined soy and palm oil to prevent rising imports [...]

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.