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Argentina |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Arable land |
2012.05 |
Other |
Land taxation |
Carried out revaluation of agricultural land with a view to raise real estate taxation. |
Australia |
Biofuels |
All |
2012.05 |
Renewable energy |
Renewable energy policy |
Granted federal tax exemptions plus financial assistance from state governments to biofuel companies. |
Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2012.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Sector development assistance |
Supported diversification of soybean marketing to tap into new export and domestic markets. [...] |
India |
Milk and dairy products |
Whey and whey products |
2012.05 |
Trade |
Export regulations |
Amended the policy for the export of casein and casein products, moving them from prohibited [...] |
Mexico |
Milk and dairy products |
Dairy products |
2012.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
State Market Regulation |
Published two official norms related to the regulation of dairy products on 3 May 2012: [...] |
Russia |
Milk and dairy products |
Cheese |
2012.05 |
Trade |
Import ban relaxed |
Relaxed some restrictions on the import of cheese and allowed some imports with compulsory laboratory [...] |
Bilateral/Multilateral |
Milk and dairy products |
All |
2012.05 |
Trade |
Free Trade Agreement |
Australia-Malaysia: signed Free trade Agreement 22 May to take effect 1 January 2013. Under the [...] |
Burundi |
Grains |
Flour |
2012.05 |
Trade |
Import tariff |
Removed import taxes on basic foods, including maize flour and wheat flour. |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Maize |
2012.05 |
Trade |
Import ban |
Removed import ban on Argentine maize (by the General Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine), [...] |
India |
Grains |
Wheat |
2012.05 |
Other |
Food assistance |
Increased supplies of subsidized wheat and rice for state-run welfare programmes by 10 million tonnes to [...] |
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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