Temporary ban on export of raw rice from Russia to be extended until end of year

The Subcommittee on Customs-Tariff and Non-Tariff Regulation, Protective Measures in Foreign Trade of the Government Commission on Economic Development and Integration supported the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture to extend the temporary ban on the export of unhusked rice (raw rice) from the Russian Federation for the period from July 1 to December 31, 2025. This was reported by the secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. An exception was made for rice for sowing. "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 near future," the report says. Earlier, the Russian Government extended the temporary ban on the export of raw rice and ...