Tag: Black Sea

  • Wheat Duty Halt

    Russia suspends its floating export duties on wheat, barley, and corn through the end of 2026 as attacks on Black Sea ports strangle the world’s largest wheat export machine, with global grain markets repricing the risk MOSCOW, September 8, 2026 Russia is dismantling, at least temporarily, one of the most consequential taxes in global agriculture.…

  • Wheat Duty Back

    Russia’s grain damper turns positive again as Moscow ends wheat’s duty-free run with a token levy of 5.7 rubles per tonne, a signal watched closely from Cairo to Jakarta. MOSCOW, August 6, 2026 – Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, has put a price back on shipping its most important crop abroad. As of yesterday,…

  • Russia Oil Levy

    Moscow more than doubles its August sunflower oil export duty to RUB 7,748 per tonne, jolting Black Sea markets and global buyers. MOSCOW, July 28, 2026 – Russia’s floating export duty on sunflower oil will more than double in August, after the Russian Ministry of Agriculture set the levy at RUB 7,748 per tonne, roughly…

  • Moscow Oil Tax

    Russia raises export duties on sunflower oil, sunflower meal and corn for August while easing the levy on wheat, according to measures announced by Moscow on July 24 and logged by the Global Trade Alert database. International Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting MOSCOW, July 28 – Russia has raised the export duties it charges…