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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Indonesia lifts palm oil export ban

The Indonesian government has decided to lift the ban on palm oil exports. Exports of crude palm oil and other refined products, such as palm olein and used cooking oil, will be allowed to resume from...

Argentina suspends registration of soybean oil and meal exports

The Argentine government has suspended registration for new exports of soybean oil and meal, according to a statement from the Undersecretariat of Agricultural Markets. The move by Argentina, the worl...

China approves drought-tolerant soybeans from Argentinas Bioceres

China has approved the drought-tolerant HB4 soybean event developed by the Argentinean biotechnology company Bioceres, which will contribute to increasing the South American countrys exports of this g...

Russia bans sunflower seed exports, imposes quota on sunoil.

Russia bans exports of sunflower seeds.

Serbia bans export of refined sunflower edible oil

Serbia adds refined sunflower edible oil to the list of grains and oilseeds that cannot be exported because of their importance to food security.

Suspension of soybean meal and soybean oil exports

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions shake the markets for fuels and agricultural commodities such as wheat and soybeans. In this context, the Argentine government temporarily suspended ...

Special Transitory Law to Combat Inflation of Prices of Basic Products in El Salvador (Extended March 2024)

Through the regulations, the Tariff Import Duty (DAI) is eliminated on products such as milk, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, green chilies, beans, meat, bananas, rice, flour, oils, vegetables, animal fee...

Indonesia tightens palm oil export curbs

Exporters of palm oil will require companies to sell 30% of their planned exports of crude palm oil and olein in the country. The new restriction will stay in place for at least six months.

Subsidies for fuel, raw materials and food to address economic crisis ”exacerbated” by Russian invasion to Ukraine/n

The government will maintain a fuel subsidy extended to the entire population since the pandemic, unchanged as long as the WTI barrel indicator is above $85 and below $115. It will also apply a subsid...

Law for the Strengthening and Development of the Production, Marketing, Extraction, Export and Industrialization of Oil...

Regulate, promote, encourage and stimulate the production, marketing, extraction, export and industrialization of oil palm and its derivatives.

Agreement No. 39. Fixing maximum prices of essential food products.

This agreement modifies Agreement No. 37 dated April 17, 2020, which in turn modified Agreement No. 33 dated March 30, 2020 and Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020. 27 dated March 19, 2020, modifyin...

Agreement No. 37. Fixing maximum prices of essential food products.

Agreement No. 33, dated March 30, 2020, which in turn modified Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020, is amended, modifying and fixing maximum prices of specific and general brand listings of the foll...