Russian ban on grain exports threatens Central Asian feed sector

The price of poultry and eggs in Kazakhstan is set to soar in the foreseeable due to a shortage of feed grain, and a mix of logistics problems, Ruslan Sharipov, President of the Union of Poultry Farmers told local press. The Russian Economy Development Ministry laid out plans on March 10 to suspend the export of grain and sugar to the countries of the Eurasia Economic Union – a trading bloc comprised of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia. Russia protecting food securit