Belarus bans grain exports for six months

Belarus has extended its grain export ban for six months. A decree of the Cabinet of Ministers to this effect, signed by the Prime Minister Roman Golovchenok, has been published today on the national legal website.

"To establish a temporary ban on the export of goods according to the list in accordance with the annex, regardless of the country of origin outside the Republic of Belarus, in particular, to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)," reads the document.

Resolution does not apply to goods exported for international humanitarian aid or exported outside the customs territory of the EAEU in the framework of international transit shipments.

The list of goods banned for export includes 19 grain products such as wheat, barley, corn, millet and buckwheat.