The duty on corn will be 2,301.9 rubles ($25.94) per metric ton.

Consumer prices in Russia gained 0.47% since early February and 1.71% from the year start.

According to Oksana Lut, last year’s grain harvest is expected at 130 mln tons.

Meanwhile, 57.3 mln tons of export cargoes were loaded in the period, which is half a percent lower than in the same period in the previous year.

The Finance Ministry also noted that the accumulation of additional oil and gas revenues during periods of favorable price conditions and the use of National Wealth Fund resources to cover lost oil and gas revenues in accordance with the fiscal rule ensures the stability of the budget system to fluctuations in the receipt of oil and gas revenues.

Inflation rates slowed down slightly over the past two weeks, the official noted.

According to statistics, cargo transportation stood at 1.19 bln metric tons for rail transport, 7 bln metric tons for motor transport and 0.5 bln metric tons for air transport.

The Russian GDP stood at 200 trillion rubles ($2 trillion) in 2024.

Imports of frozen Whiteleg shrimps, which are the key item of Indian deliveries to Russia, contracted by 10% in physical terms to 18,000 metric tons and by 15% in money terms to $120 mln.

"We assume that science and its achievements are the fundamental issue for sovereignty and the future of Russia," the head of state stressed.