Russia bans grains exports over coronavirus pandemic

MOSCOW

Russia has suspended exports of all grains for 10 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, it announced on Monday.

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance introduced for a period of 10 days “a temporary ban on export of all kinds of grains until specific instructions of the emergency team of the State Council of the Russian Federation on the prevention of coronavirus infection spreading in Russia,” said the service, which is responsible for imports and exports of agricultural products.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asked the government to prepare proposals on whether exports of any

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