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Malaysia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2011.01 |
Consumption and marketing |
Public sales |
Ordered producers to raise subsidized oil supplies by 20% to counter hoarding and tight supplies [...] |
Thailand |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2011.01 |
Consumption and marketing |
Market regulation |
Granted one-time palm oil import permissions; introduced public sales at subsidised prices; modified biodiesel production [...] |
Indonesia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2011.01 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Suspended import duties to prevent consumer protests and stabilize markets |
Japan |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
All edible oils |
2011.01 |
Other |
Health policy |
Moved to voluntary disclosure of levels of trans fatty acids in food products to reduce [...] |
Thailand |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soymeal |
2011.01 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Extended 2% import duty to encourage local production |
Bangladesh |
Rice |
All |
2011.01 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Open market sales resumed, providing up to 5 kg of rice per person at a [...] |
Brazil |
Rice |
All |
2011.01 |
Production |
Support prices |
Real 303 million (USD 171 million) allocated to fund support measures for southern states through [...] |
Colombia |
Rice |
All |
2011.01 |
Trade |
Import quota |
Approved 40 000 tonnes of imports from Andean Community members between February and April 2011. [...] |
Costa Rica |
Rice |
All |
2011.01 |
Other |
Sector policy framework, production, consumption and marketing |
Fixed producer prices to be phased out, with public support to the sector to concentrate [...] |
Costa Rica |
Rice |
All |
2011.01 |
Production |
Support prices |
Court order annuls 17 percent reduction in producer prices to Colones 20 050 per 73.6/kg [...] |
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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