Armenia extends grain export restrictions for six months

Armenia will once again extend restrictions on the export of grain and related products for a further six months, according to a decision adopted at a government meeting on December 25.

The measures apply to exports of wheat, barley, corn, buckwheat, sunflower seeds and sunflower oil, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

The government said the extension reflects Armenia’s continued reliance on imports to meet domestic demand. The country produces around one-third of the grain it consumes, with the remainder imported, mainly from Russia. Sunflowers are not cultivated domestically.

The six-month extension represents the maximum period allowed for trade restrictions under the rules of the Eurasian Economic Union.

By Sabina Mammadli