Russia May Extend Ban on Rice Exports Until 2026

An exception is rice for sowing The initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture to extend the temporary ban on the export of unhusked rice (raw rice) from Russia for the period from July 1 to December 31, 2025 was supported by the Subcommittee on Customs Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation, Protective Measures in Foreign Trade of the Government Commission on Economic Development and Integration (hereinafter referred to as the Subcommittee). An exception is made for rice for sowing. This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development with a link to the secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. For the same period, a decision was made to introduce a tariff quota on the export of husked rice and rice groats outside the EAEU in the amount of 50 thousand tons. It is proposed to set the intra-quota rate of export customs duty at 0%, and the extra-quota rate at 50%. The corresponding draft resolution will be submitted to the government for consideration in the ...