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Sri Lanka |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Oil palm |
2017.11 |
Production |
Sector development measures |
Envisaged an expansion in the country\'s land cultivated with oil palm. |
Turkey |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Vegetable oils |
2017.11 |
Other |
Food standards & food safety policies |
Postponed the implementation of its Product Verification Monitoring System aimed at eliminating adulterated foods, [...] |
United States of America |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2017.11 |
Trade |
Import policy - trade dispute |
Set preliminary countervailing duties for biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. |
United States of America |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2017.11 |
Trade |
Import policy - trade dispute |
Annouced final countervailing duties for biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. |
United States of America |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Herbicide \'Dicamba\' |
2017.11 |
Other |
Pest control measures & regulations |
Regulated the use of herbicide \'dicamba\'. |
United States of America |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2017.11 |
Renewable energy |
Biofuel policy |
Announced mandatory targets for renewable fuel production in 2018, entailing i) a fractional increase in [...] |
United States of America |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybean protein |
2017.11 |
Other |
Health policy |
Proposed revoking an authorized health claim that links soy protein consumption to reduced risk of [...] |
United States of America |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
GM crops |
2017.11 |
Other |
GMO policy |
Reconsidered earlier proposals to revise the country\'s biotechnology regulations. |
United States of America |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2017.11 |
Trade |
Import policy - trade dispute |
Confirmed final countervailing duties for biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. |
Uzbekistan |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Vegetable oils, cottonseed meal |
2017.11 |
Consumption and marketing |
Market regulation |
Instructed state agencies to step up efforts to end alleged artificial overstating of prices for [...] |
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. |
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