Russia May Extend Ban on Rice Exports Until 2026

Published 2025년 4월 23일

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has proposed an extension of the existing ban on unhusked rice exports from Russia until the end of 2025, with a few exceptions. Additionally, a tariff quota of 50,000 tons has been set for husked rice and rice groats exports, with no export duty in the intra-quota rate and 50% in the extra-quota rate. The ministry is also looking into the possibility of exporting processed rice in 2026 and beyond, contingent on a rice harvest of over 1.1 million tons. Furthermore, the extension of the tariff exemption for the import of 25,000 tons of butter for food production purposes until the end of 2025 has been supported by the Subcommittee on Customs Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation.

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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 ...

Source: Specagro