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Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Oilcrops |
2018.09 |
Trade |
Trade agreement |
Agreed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2018.09 |
Production |
Agricultural policy |
Envisaged a further expansion in domestic soybean plantings over the next five years, hand-in-hand with [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Selected oilseeds, oils and meals |
2018.09 |
Trade |
Trade dispute |
Implemented, effective 24 September 2018, retaliatory tariffs of 10 percent on selected, weakly traded oilseeds, [...] |
European Union |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2018.09 |
Trade |
Trade dispute |
Decided to postpone the introduction of provisional countervailing duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina. |
India |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Oilcrops |
2018.09 |
Production |
Sector development measures |
Presented new strategies to raise domestic oilcrop production over the next four years, with a [...] |
India |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Oilseeds |
2018.09 |
Stocks |
Public procurement |
Reformed its procurement policy for agricultural crops with a focus on those where domestic demand [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Oil palm |
2018.09 |
Other |
Environmental policy |
Signed a three-year nationwide moratorium on new oil palm plantation licences, supplementing an existing ban [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Primary products |
2018.09 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Laid out new rules requiring commodity exporters to guarantee funding for shipments exclusively through local [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2018.09 |
Other |
Foreign agricultural investment |
Supported initiatives to establish overseas palm oil processing facilities that would source crude palm oil [...] |
Malaysia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Plantation crops |
2018.09 |
Other |
Labour policy |
Announced a new minimum wage that will take effect nationwide on 1 January 2019. |
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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