The Ministry of Agriculture proposes a phased reduction in the quota for importing seeds to the Russian Federation for three years – Patrushev

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia is considering the possibility of a phased reduction in the quota for seed imports over the course of three years as their domestic production increases, the proposal for quotas was supported by the subcommittee on customs-tariff and non-tariff regulation, said the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev. In mid-February, the ministry reported that they considered it necessary to introduce quotas for imports to the Russian Federation from unfriendly states of seeds of nine agricultural crops in 2024 and submit these proposals to a meeting of the subcommittee on customs-tariff and non-tariff regulation. “We plan to proceed progressively, carefully, reducing quotas over the next three years as domestic seed production increases,” Patrushev said in an interview with Kommersant. According to him, the initiative was supported. “Obviously, the industry development model based on other…