Russia: Kuban counts on its own varieties and hybrids

Published 2023년 3월 16일

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture is planning to limit the import of soybean, corn, and sunflower seeds starting from next year due to the country's heavy reliance on foreign hybrids. Despite large foreign producers suspending purchases of sunflower hybrids and revising prices, the ministry and the National Seed Alliance assure that there is no critical situation and that Russia will be able to replace foreign selection within two years. The ministry also stated that Russian farmers will be provided with high-quality domestic sunflower and corn hybrids by the start of the 2024 sowing season.

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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation proposed from next year to quota the import of soybean, corn and sunflower seeds, for which the country is highly dependent on foreign selection. For the regions of the South of Russia, their hybrids will be enough for the current sowing campaign, according to the National Seed Alliance. Enough of your seeds As early as early February 2023, large foreign producers notified Russian customers of the suspension of accepting applications for the purchase of sunflower hybrids and the revision of prices. But even if Western seed suppliers decide to completely withdraw from Russia, there are no risks for the sowing campaign, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture said. This position is shared by the National Seed Alliance: the situation with sunflower seeds is not critical now. For the key producing regions - the Black Earth Region and the Southern Federal District - there will be enough of their own hybrids. According to the seed ...

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