The EAEU introduced quotas for the export of buckwheat

Published 2021년 6월 18일

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The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has imposed export quotas on buckwheat until August 31, 2021, setting the quota for most countries at zero and Kazakhstan at 4.2 thousand tons. This move is in line with the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council's instructions and aims to prioritize food security within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The EEC has requested Belarus and Russia to remove their national measures on buckwheat export by a set deadline.

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The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) decided to set quotas for the export of buckwheat. The restrictions will be valid until August 31, 2021. Thus, the quota for the export of raw materials from the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic and Russia is set at zero, and from the Republic of Kazakhstan - 4.2 thousand tons. “The decision is the first measure taken in pursuance of the instructions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, which provides for the possibility of unification of unilateral measures applied at the national level to regulate the export of certain types of goods,” noted EEC Minister of Trade Andrei Slepnev. At the same time, he stressed that buckwheat is of priority importance from the point of view of ensuring food security of the states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The EEC has asked the Republic of Belarus and the ...

Source: Elevatorist