What they sow, then import. Why did Belarus enter export duties on grain? Such measures will resume wheat exports from Russia, suspended after our eastern neighbor introduced export duties on grain. Recall that the Government of the Russian Federation established barrage duties in January 2017. The Russian Cabinet of Ministers went to such a measure to avoid rising bread prices in the country’s domestic market and grain deficiency, which manufacturers in conditions of rapid growth in world prices began to be more active in export. Later, on March 19, 2017, a complete ban on the export of wheat and Meslin to the countries of the Customs Union (TS) was introduced, including Belarus. This decision was dictated by the desire to suspend wheat re -export through these countries (customs duties when the goods are not paid between the vehicles of the vehicle). As a result, there was a paradoxical situation: Russia could supply grain to all countries, with the exception of its main trading partners. Prohibiting export duties were supposed to operate until May 1, 2017, but later their action was extended until July 1 of the current year. Despite the statement of the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Nadezhda Kotkovets that “there is no panic in the introduction of a ban on grain export to Belarus from Russia”, the country nevertheless encountered a threat of wheat deficiency with a high content of gluten. It was possible to close the path for re -export through the introduction of export duties. In this regard, in order to be able to purchase grain in Russia, the rate of customs duty on the imported wheat and Meslin is established by a similar Russian. It is 40% of the customs value, but not less than 105 euros per ton and, as in Russia, will operate until July 1, 2018. It is noteworthy that Belarus, refusing to introduce duties in March 2017, decided to install them now. It is all the more interesting that the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Alexei Gordeev said that the barrier duties for export of grains will not extend. It is worth assuming that the growth of world prices for wheat, which over the year increased by 130%, as well as temporary restrictions on the supply of wheat also from Kazakhstan, which introduced duties in April 2018, led to the country there was a large lack of grain than in the country The government could originally expect. Now Belarus hopes to make up for undivided volumes. So, it is known that Belarus purchases the largest volume of imported wheat in the first half of the year. For example, in 2017 out of 589.1 thousand. tons of imported grain 483.577 thousand. tons were purchased in the first half of the year. About 40% of imports accounted for Kazakhstan, Ukraine was supplied almost the same volume. Russia, which provided about 15% of imported grains, was the third largest supplier