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Republic of Korea |
Meat |
Pig meat |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Import quota |
Reduced duty free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fresh/frozen pork bellies from the initial 70,000 [...] |
Turkey |
Meat |
Live animals |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Import requirements |
Suspended release of import licenses on cattle from the EU after Schmallenberg virus outbreak |
Argentina |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2012.04 |
Renewable energy |
Renewable energy policy |
Postponed the increase in mandatory biodiesel blending (from B7 to B10) to 2013. |
China (Mainland) |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans and soyoil |
2012.04 |
Stocks |
State reserves |
Released state reserves with a view to ease supply tightness, thus checking the rise in [...] |
Colombia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Bilateral trade |
Signed trade agreement with the United States, allowing improved access for US soybean products to [...] |
Indonesia |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2012.04 |
Renewable energy |
Renewable energy policy |
Mandated 2 percent share of locally produced (palm oil-based) biodiesel in total domestic fuel consumption. [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Left in place sliding export tax regime used to prevent hikes in consumer prices (via [...] |
Republic of Korea |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Bilateral trade |
Signed trade agreement with the United States, allowing improved access for US soybean products to [...] |
Russia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2012.04 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Temporarily lowered export duty on soybeans to facilitate exportation following a bumper crop. |
Thailand |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2012.04 |
Consumption and marketing |
Consumer protection |
Enforced retail price cap and hoarding prohibition for palm oil to protect consumers, and introduced [...] |
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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