Russia: Sunflower and corn seeds imports from unfriendly countries may be banned, current import quota was not used

게시됨 2024년 11월 16일

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Russia is considering imposing a ban on imports of sunflower and corn seeds from countries it considers unfriendly, setting a zero quota. This is due to the high yield of domestic seeds and the excess of production and stocks of sunflower and corn seeds in the country. The ban will not affect high-oleic sunflower and waxy corn. The National Seed Alliance supports the initiative and expects domestic seeds to meet the demand for the 2025 sowing campaign. The Ministry of Agriculture plans to reduce the volume of permitted imports of seeds of main agricultural crops as domestic production increases.

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Russia may impose a ban on imports of sunflower and corn seeds from unfriendly countries, setting a zero quota, Izvestia writes, citing a source close to the Ministry of Agriculture. The current import quota was not used up, and domestic seeds of these crops showed decent yield results. At the same time, the ban will not affect high-oleic sunflower and waxy corn, for which quota volumes are planned to be maintained at the 2024 level, the publication writes. According to preliminary estimates, the production and stocks of sunflower and corn seeds exceed the projected need for the 2025 sowing campaign. The National Seed Alliance (HCA) supports the initiative. “We have calculated the stocks and are confident that we have enough seeds of these crops in our country,” Igor Lobach, Chairman of the HCA Council, told Agroinvestor. — With the market demand for sunflower seeds of 44 thousand tons in Russia, we have a total of about 50 thousand tons of domestic and foreign seeds, that is, 6 ...

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