A ban on the import of corn and its processed products is being considered in Kazakhstan

A difficult situation with the sale of corn has developed in Kazakhstan. As farmers stated, grain prices had halved and there was nowhere to sell it. Recently, deputies turned to the head of government with a request to look into the problem. As Alikhan Smailov said in his response to a parliamentary request, the problem is that this year farmers received too high a harvest. Enterprises that purchase corn are full. At a meeting of the interdepartmental commission, the issue of closing the import of corn was discussed, as a result of which it was decided that it was too early to take this measure. However, this issue will be considered additionally in the future, reports the APK News agency. In 2023, the area of corn increased from 181 thousand hectares to 188 thousand hectares compared to 2022. The yield was 65.8 c/ha. In total, 1 million 207 thousand tons of corn were collected, which is 109 thousand tons more than in 2022. Part of the collected corn is processed at the plants of ...