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Thailand |
Biofuels |
Biodiesel |
2017.05 |
Renewable energy |
Market regulation / biofuel policy |
Reinstated the country\'s mandatory biodiesel blending rate of 7 percent, in a bid to reduce [...] |
Turkey |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Sunflower oil and meal |
2017.05 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Readmitted the Russian Federation to Turkey\'s list of accepted import tax-free origins for agricultural products, [...] |
Argentina |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2017.05 |
Production |
Agricultural Policy |
Set the level of subsidies provided to soybean farmers in the countrys disadvantaged northern regions [...] |
Bolivia |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2017.05 |
Trade |
Export policy |
Raised annual soybean export quota, in a bid to promote foreign sales while continuing to [...] |
Brazil |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Soybeans |
2017.05 |
Other |
Pest control |
Set up a working group with counterparts from Paraguay and Bolivia to develop joint programmes [...] |
Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Camelina oil |
2017.05 |
Production |
Feed standards |
Approved the use of mechanically extracted camelina oil as a feed ingredient for farmed fish. [...] |
Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
GM food |
2017.05 |
Other |
GMO policy |
Rejected a draft parliamentary bill calling for mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods. |
Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Hydrogenated vegetable oils |
2017.05 |
Consumption and marketing |
Health policy |
Announced plans to prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils by summer 2018, in a [...] |
Canada |
Oilseeds, oils and meals |
Rapeseed |
2017.05 |
Production |
Sector development measures |
Set up a public-private research partnership to develop advanced high-yielding rapeseed varieties, with a view [...] |
Brazil |
Grains |
Maize |
2017.05 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Approved a new rule on ethanol imports in order to protect domestic producers from the [...] |
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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