Source link Latvia has been calling on the bloc to ban agriculture exports from its neighbor over the Ukraine conflict Latvia significantly increased the volume of grain bought from Russia in the first quarter of 2024, the state revenue service in Riga announced on Monday. The Baltic nation recently announced a ban on some Russian […]
Source link New import duties on Russian agriculture would only further disrupt the global food supply, Moscow has warned A European Union plan to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus is an example of “unfair competition,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. The proposal was unveiled earlier in the day by […]
Source link The European Union is preparing to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus under pressure from protesting farmers and some bloc members, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The European Commission is expected to levy a duty of €95 ($103.20) per ton on cereals from […]
Source link Poland’s prime minister previously called for an end to preferential trade rules granted to Kiev due to the conflict with Moscow France has supported Poland’s call for further restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, Politico reported on Monday, citing three EU diplomats. This comes as mass protests by Polish farmers continue across […]
Source link Protesting farmers have reportedly offloaded Ukrainian produce from freight cars onto the ground Kiev has demanded compensation from the Polish farmers who dumped onto the ground about 180 tons of Ukrainian grain from freight cars transiting the country during a recent blockade, RBK Ukraine reported on Wednesday, citing first Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras […]
Source link Markets being flooded with cheap agricultural goods has been a major source of discontent for farmers across the bloc The European Commission has proposed extending the suspension of customs duties on agricultural goods from Ukraine and Moldova for another year, Vice President Margaritis Schinas told journalists on Wednesday. The tariffs were originally dropped […]
Source link Cameroonian port has received shipment of humanitarian grain destined for the Central African Republic Some 50,000 tons of Russian grain, a humanitarian gift from the Russian people to the Central African Republic (CAR), arrived at Douala Port in Cameroon this week. On Thursday, Russian Ambassador to the CAR Alexander Bikantov told TASS that […]
Source link Russia’s envoy to Eritrea has welcomed a ship loaded with humanitarian food in the port of Massawa A bulk carrier named Lugano – delivering 25,000 tons of free grain to Eritrea – was received in the port of Massawa by Russia’s ambassador to the African Horn’s country, Igor Mozgo, on Thursday. Mozgo told […]
Source link Moscow is ready to boost its wheat exports to Tunis, the Russian foreign minister said Tunisia is interested in importing more Russian grain, and Moscow is prepared to meet the North African country’s demand, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a press conference on Thursday. According to Lavrov, Russia and Tunisia are […]
Source link The EU has significantly increased imports of Russian grain despite the bloc’s sanctions against the country, news outlet RIA Novosti reported on Saturday, citing European statistics agency Eurostat. According to the report, in September the EU increased imports of Russian grain by 22% month-on-month to 180,000 tons, roughly ten times what had been […]
Source link The first batch of humanitarian aid, consisting of 25,000 tons of grain, has arrived in Somalia Russia has started sending the first batches of free grain to struggling African nations under a deal announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year. This week, Somalia became the first to receive a shipment of […]
Source link The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to start monitoring the level of the nation’s grain reserves on a monthly basis, Izvestia reported on Tuesday, citing relevant documents. The authorities may introduce an export ban if stocks fall to critical levels. According to the report, a volume of 10 million tons […]
Source link The deliveries are expected to arrive later this month or in early December, the agriculture minister has said Russia has sent two shipments of free grain to Burkina Faso and Somalia, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday. He added that the deliveries are expected to arrive later in November or early next […]