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Russia to extend export tax for soybeans, ban on rapeseed exports

China's trade with Russia picks up speed in August
China's trade with Russia picks up speed in August Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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MOSCOW - Russia plans to extend its export tax on soybeans for two years until Aug. 31, 2024 and a partial ban on rapeseed exports for six months until Feb. 1 next year, the economy ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Exports of rapeseed will be allowed only from the Zabaikalsk region, which borders China, the ministry added.

The extension of the current export tax on soybeans - 20% but not less than $100 per tonne - will stimulate investment in domestic processing of the commodity, the ministry added.

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