Russia imposes ban on wheat and grain exports
Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has drawn up a bill on a temporary ban on the export of wheat, rye, barley and corn from Russia.
Restrictions may be introduced on March 15, and will last, according to preliminary data, until June 30.
Earlier, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (the relevant export control body) of the Department of Commerce published a list of goods prohibited for delivery to Russia. The document will enter into force on March 16.
The list included about 570 items, and several hundred different product names.
Among them are alcohol (rum, whiskey, bourbon, champagne, etc.), tobacco products, cosmetics, perfumes (cosmetics, care, perfume, etc.), fur products, various bags, some clothes, shoes, artwork, collectibles, jewelry, watches, cars (including electric cars), and motorcycles.
