Kazakhstan to introduce temporary quotas on wheat and wheat flour exports

On 1 April 2022, the Government of Kazakhstan announced plans to introduce temporary quotas on wheat and wheat flour exports, with effect from 15 April to 15 June 2022. The quotas amount to 1 million tonnes and 300 000 tonnes for wheat grain and wheat flour, respectively. In addition, exporters will be obliged to sell 10 percent of declared export volumes to the state purchasing company “Prodcorporation”, which in turn will redirect these purchases to cover the needs of local bakeries, flourmills, livestock and poultry farming. The measure is intended to ensure adequate availability of wheat in the domestic market and to curb price increases amid rising global food prices.

 

Source: Kazakhstan to introduce temporary quotas on wheat and wheat flour exports  | Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)

The Russian Federation bans exports of sunflower seeds and rapeseeds, and introduces quotas on sunflower oil and meal exports

On 31 March 2022, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted several measures intended to ensure adequate domestic food supplies and the raw material needs of domestic processing and livestock industries, amid ongoing sanctions. Notable among these is Decree 529, introducing a temporary ban on the exports of sunflower seeds and rapeseeds from 1 April to 31 August 2022. In addition, through Decree 548, a 1.5 million tonnes quota on sunflower oil exports and a 700 000 tonnes limit on sunflower meal exports were introduced from 15 April until the end of August 2022. Other measures include, Decrees 530 and 533, restricting the number of checkpoints for exports of soybeans and soybean meal, and Decrees 531 and 532, introducing export duties on sunflower meal and flaxseed from 1 May to 31 August 2022.

 Source: https://www.fao.org/giews/food-prices/food-policies/detail/en/c/1506344/

Uzbekistan lifts duties on imports of wheat flour, vegetable oils and other products

On 30 December 2021, the Government of Uzbekistan adopted Decree PP-73, which exempts from custom duties the imports of wheat flour, vegetable oils and other products. The exemption is valid until 31 December 2022. The country imports on average about 35 percent of its domestic consumption needs of wheat, mostly from neighboring Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, export prices of milling wheat increased sharply between June and October 2021, reaching eight-year high levels, and declined in November and December but remained about 20 percent above their year-earlier levels.