The government introduced a temporary ban on the export of durum wheat

The decision is aimed at ensuring food security and will help maintain a stable situation with prices for durum wheat products on the domestic market.

At the same time, the document provides for a number of exceptions when the export ban will not apply. This includes, among other things, the export of durum wheat to provide international humanitarian assistance and within the framework of international intergovernmental agreements, its export from Russian territory to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and also as supplies.

Durum wheat is allowed to be exported to the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union - Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan - within the quotas established by government decree, subject to permits issued by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.