The Russian government has extended the ban on the export of rice and rice cereals until December 31, 2024. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.
At the same time, the ban will not apply to the supply of these products to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
In addition, rice and rice groats can be sent abroad for humanitarian assistance, as well as as part of international transit transportation.
The ban on the export of rice and rice cereals was established in 2022 by the decision of the subcommittee on Customs tariff and non-tariff regulation, protective measures in foreign Trade of the Government Commission for Economic Development and Integration, and then it was extended until June 30, 2024.
