Eurasia introduced quotas on buckwheat exports by August 31

Published 2021년 6월 21일

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The Eurasian Economic Union (EEC) has implemented a zero export quota for certain goods from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, and Russia until August 31, 2021, with a specific 4.2 thousand ton quota for buckwheat from Kazakhstan. This decision, aimed at food security, is a precautionary measure following Eurasian Intergovernmental Council instructions and can be amended for unilateral national measures to regulate the export of certain goods. The EEC has requested Belarus and Russia to remove any national measures affecting buckwheat trade by a set deadline.

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This was reported by the press service of the department. Note that the measure is introduced until August 31, 2021 and provides a zero quota for the export of goods from the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation. The quota for the export of buckwheat from the Republic of Kazakhstan is set at 4.2 thousand tons. "The decision is the first precautionary measure taken in compliance with the instructions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, which provides for the possibility of unification of unilateral measures applied at the national level to regulate the export of certain goods," said Andriy Slepnev, EEC Minister of Trade. According to him, buckwheat is a priority in terms of food security of the Eurasian Economic Union. "The EEC appealed to the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation - no ...

Source: Agravery