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The Black Sea region is a significant supplier of agricultural commodities to the world. Over the past year, global grain and oilseed markets have been roiled by the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.

As part of its package of measures to reduce food prices adopted in December 2020, the Russian government issued a number of decrees to restrict exports of some grains and oilseeds...

EEC authorities plan to extend the current restriction on exports of sunflower seeds outside EAEU countries through August 31, 2020 in order to “stabilize prices for sunflower oilseeds...

Russian agriculture has been one of the fastest growing segments of the economy in recent years with gross output up 2.4 percent in 2017, as the Russian economy emerged from a two-year recession.

Resolution of the Russian Government No. 786 of August 4, 2015, decreases export duties on some non-agricultural and agricultural products, including soybeans, sunflowerseed and rapeseed.