To better display graphics and charts, attache reports are now available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You may need to get the free Acrobat reader. The reports are also available in WordPerfect format and can be downloaded to your word processing program. Note: Reports received prior to August, 1998 may be available in TEXT format only. Released: Mar 4 2008 Russian Federation  | March Monthly Update   RS8013 Highlight: Grain prices rose sharply in February despite imposition of prohibitive export tariffs that virtually halted trade in wheat and barley. Preliminary forecasts of the 2008 crop indicate both sown area and use of inputs will rise, potentially boosting grain output above the 2007 level. Flour exports surged in response to the shutdown in wheat export sales. Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev announced grain exports could reach 15 mmt for the period July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008, but an anticipated extension of the prohibitive export tariff on wheat and barley should preclude reaching that level View the Acrobat version | View/Download the MS Word version   Click this icon to get Acrobat Reader >> Go to the Attache Report Search Engine