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
Bangladesh
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soyoil
2024.02
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Reduced the retail price of bottled soyoil from BDT 173 (USD 1.6) per litre to [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2024.02
Trade
Export policy
Lowered the crude palm oil reference price for March 2024 to USD 798.9 per tonne [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2024.02
Trade
Export policy
Raised the crude palm oil reference price for March 2024 to MYR 3 793.9 (USD [...]
Russian Federation
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower meal, sunflower oil
2024.02
Trade
Export policy
Kept the export duty on sunflower oil at 0 and increased the duty on sunflower [...]
Zimbabwe
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Reimposed custom duties on imported rice, effective 1 February 2024.
European Union
Meat
Pig meat
2024.01
Production
Government support
Approved under the EU State aid rules two German schemes with a total budget of [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Customs valuation, import tariffs
Decided that customs duties on imported rice would be applied on a value of USD [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding with Viet Nam, giving the Philippines the option to import [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2024.01
Production
Production support, support prices, credit facility
Approved a loan scheme to support purchases of paddy harvested during the 2024/25 Maha crop [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize
2024.01
Other
GMO policy
Allowed the commercialisation of food, feed, and other products from genetically engineered maize Bt11 x [...]

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.