Serbia lifts ban on flour exports

The Serbian government lifted the partial ban on flour exports, which it has introduced to avert potential shortages caused by disruption of supply channels as a result of the war in Ukraine, it said on Wednesday.

“The supply of flour and wheat on the domestic market is good and the free exports of flour cannot jeopardize it,” the cabinet said in a statement.

By allowing flour exports, Serbia will maintain its presence on the markets on which it traditionally sells its agricultural products, the government added.

Under the ban, Serbian companies were allowed to export a monthly maximum of 23,000 tonnes of flour.

The ban on exports of wheat, flour, maize, and vegetable oil was introduced in Serbia in mid-March, amid concerns that Russia or Ukraine might halt exports of the products.

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