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India |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
All edible oils |
2014.01 |
Trade |
Import duty |
Raised import duty on refined vegetable oils, widening the duty differential between crude and refined [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2014.01 |
Production |
Production support |
Raised government-set farm gate price for soybeans to stimulate domestic production. |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2014.01 |
Trade |
Export duty |
Left in place sliding export tax regime used to prevent hikes in consumer prices (via [...] |
Iran |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
All edible oils |
2014.01 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidy |
Started public distribution of food packages, including vegetable oil. |
Russia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2014.01 |
Production |
GMO cultivation |
Allowed cultivation of GM soybean throughout the Russian Federation from July 2014. |
Thailand |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2014.01 |
Renewable energy |
Biodiesel blending level. |
Raised the countrys mandatory biodiesel blending rate from 5 to 7 percent. |
Philippines |
Rice |
All |
2013.12 |
Trade |
Import quota |
Extended to 31 January 2014 the permissible period of arrival of imports undertaken as part [...] |
Thailand |
Rice |
All |
2013.12 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Opened bids for 17 000 tonnes of fragrant rice and 139 000 tonnes of 5 [...] |
Brazil |
Rice |
All |
2013.12 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Released 66 555 tonnes of paddy from public reserves, out of a total of 70 [...] |
Costa Rica |
Rice |
All |
2013.12 |
Production |
Support prices |
Delayed the elimination of fixed producer and consumer prices for rice, originally foreseen for 1 [...] |
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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