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Malaysia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Palm oil |
2012.11 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Periodically adjusted export taxes in line with the newly introduced sliding tax regime. |
Pakistan |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Sunflowerseed |
2012.11 |
Production |
Support price |
Raised purchase price of sunflower seed with a view to stimulate domestic production growth. |
Paraguay |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2012.11 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Considered taxing exports of soybeans with a view to encourage shipment of value-added soyoil and [...] |
Thailand |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Coconut |
2012.11 |
Production |
Sector development assistance |
Issued 5-year action plan for the development of national coconut production. |
Thailand |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2012.11 |
Renewable energy |
Biofuel regulation |
Raised mandatory fuel blending rate (with palm oil-based biodiesel) to 5 percent. |
Zimbabwe |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2012.11 |
Production |
Sector development assistance |
Provided incentives for the development of soybean production. |
Russian Federation |
Grains |
All |
2012.11 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Expanded sales from grain intervention stocks to all regions, not just Siberia, the Urals and [...] |
Russia |
Grains |
Wheat |
2012.11 |
Trade |
Import duty |
Remove of 5 percent import tax from early April until July 2013. |
India |
Grains |
All |
2012.11 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Approved an additional allocation of 500 000 tonnes of rice and an equal amount of [...] |
India |
Rice |
All |
2012.11 |
Production |
Production support |
Extended the National Food Security Mission-Rice coverage to an additional 24 states. |
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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