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Russia may limit seed imports -Interfax

FILE PHOTO: A farmer sows sunflower seeds in the field outside the village of Verkhnedubovskiy in Stavropol region, Russia April 09, 2020. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

Russia's agriculture ministry has proposed that the government limits seed imports by setting up quotas, aiming to stimulate domestic production, the Interfax news agency quoted it as saying on Friday.

Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has long aimed to become less dependent on imported seeds for a number of crops but it still relies on foreign seeds for sugar beet, sunflower seeds and potato.

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