In Russia, seed import quotas will be reduced to a minimum by 2027

Russia

Published Mar 17, 2023

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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation welcomes the supply of pure seed lines. The government subcommittee on tariff and customs regulation supported the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture to establish restrictions on the import of certain types of crop seeds, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. According to him, the size of quotas for seeds of different crops "will be determined by the government on the basis of the proposals that the Ministry of Agriculture will make." “And we will look at the fact of work in 2023. We plan to proceed progressively, carefully, reducing quotas over the next three years as domestic seed production increases,” Patrushev said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that it plans to introduce quotas from 2024, emphasizing the need to accelerate import substitution.

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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation welcomes the supply of pure seed lines The government subcommittee on tariff and customs regulation supported the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture to establish restrictions on the import of certain types of crop seeds, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. According to him, the size of quotas for seeds of different crops "will be determined by the government on the basis of the proposals that the Ministry of Agriculture will make." “And we will look at the fact of work in 2023. We plan to proceed progressively, carefully, reducing quotas over the next three years as domestic seed production increases,” Patrushev said in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that it plans to introduce quotas from 2024, emphasizing the need to accelerate import substitution. “We want normal interaction, not total dependence on foreign seeds. You can also supply seeds, but also ...

Source: Agrosektor