Russia: Government not to introduce export tax on barley

Russia’s government is not planning to introduce any export taxes on barley or any other crops besides the current tax on wheat shipments, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti on February 24.

Mr. Dvorkovich said the government was also working on reducing the tax on hi-pro wheat.

Since the beginning of the current campaign and till February 17, Russia’s barley export totalled 3.469 mln tonnes.

26 February, 2016