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China News Service Moscow, December 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia issued a notice on December 30 that it decided to extend the temporary ban on the export of rice and broken rice until June 30, 2024.
According to the news of Russia on the same day, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin has signed the relevant ** order. The move is aimed at maintaining stability in the domestic market.
The ban does not apply to these products destined for the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, Abkhazia and South Ossetia**, as well as for international humanitarian aid and international transit transport.
According to TASS, in April 2022, an accident occurred at a hydropower facility in Kra**dar Krai, Russia's main rice-producing area, which led to a sharp drop in rice production that year and caused panic in the market. In order to protect the domestic market**, Russia began to implement a temporary ban on rice exports from July 1, 2022, which has been extended several times since then. According to Rosstat, Russian rice production in 2023 will be about 1 million tons.
On December 11, Russia announced that it would impose temporary restrictions on the export of domestic durum wheat from now until May 31 next year to ensure Russia's food security and maintain the stability of domestic durum wheat products. (ENDS).