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Malaysia |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2013.07 |
Renewable energy |
Renewable energy policy |
Decided to extend mandatory commercialization of B5 biodiesel set to be extended to the entire [...] |
Malaysia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2013.07 |
Trade |
Export tax |
Continued implementation of sliding export tax regime. |
Pakistan |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Rapeseed |
2013.07 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Introduced tax on rapeseed imports with a view to encourage domestic production of oilseeds. |
Philippines |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2013.07 |
Renewable energy |
Renewable energy policy |
Comitted to increased the countrys mandated biodiesel blend from currently 2 percent to 5 percent [...] |
Senegal |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
All edible oils |
2013.07 |
Consumption and marketing |
Market regulation |
Imposed price limits for edibile oil retail sales in the Dakar region. |
India |
Grains |
All |
2013.07 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Approved the National Food Security Bill through an executive order. Parliamentary approval is still [...] |
India |
Grains |
Wheat |
2013.07 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized wheat and rice for distribution [...] |
Bilateral/Multilateral |
Rice |
All |
2013.07 |
Trade |
Trade agreement |
Barter agreement reached between Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran that will see wheat [...] |
Philippines |
Rice |
All |
2013.07 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Gave approval to the National Food Authority to sell well-milled rice, in addition to regular [...] |
Sri Lanka |
Rice |
All |
2013.07 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Announced that the Paddy Marketing Board would release 50 000 tonnes of paddy for processing [...] |
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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