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
Türkiye
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower meal, sunflower oil
2024.01
Trade
Import policy
Reduced the reference prices for sunflower seed and oil imports, effective 26 January until 15 [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Live animals
2024.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a ban on importing ruminant animals from Iraq due to bluetongue disease.
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Offered a temporary tariff rebate on imported poultry products from any origin. The measure provided [...]
Indonesia
Grains
Maize
2024.01
Production
Production support
Provided support worth IDR 190.94 billion (USD 12.15 million) to rice and maize farmers in [...]
Guinea
Rice
All
2024.01
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Capped prices of imported 5% and 25% broken rice until 30 April 2024. For the [...]
Chad
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties and taxes on all classes of rice, from 22 January 2024 until [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2024.01
Production
Production support, import substitution, consumption and marketing
Unveiled a five-year strategy to support growth in rice-based processed goods and rice consumption. The [...]
Poland
Grains
Maize
2024.01
Production
Production support
Authorized a domestic programme worth EUR 230 million (USD 251 million), under the Temporary Framework [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2024.01
Other
GMO policy
Issued biosafety certificates for different varieties of genetically engineered crops, including seven new soybean varieties [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2024.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Agreed to reopen its market to beef from Ireland ten weeks after trade was suspended [...]

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.