Buttermakers of Kazakhstan: We remain a raw materials appendage and reduce inflation among neighbors

What is happening in the vegetable oil market that affects the cost of this strategic product, and why is Kazakhstan, being the largest oilseed producer in the region, financing a reduction in inflation for sunflower oil in neighboring countries? Yadykar Ibragimov, Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Oilseed Processors of Kazakhstan, spoke about all this in an exclusive interview. - Every day we use sunflower oil in one form or another. The oil is in demand all over the world. What are oilseed crops now, what income do they give, where are they produced? - Oilseeds are those crops from which oil can be squeezed out, which can be consumed both in public catering and in industry, such as poultry farming, animal husbandry, paint and varnish products, confectionery, and so on. If we look at the situation in Kazakhstan today, sunflower seeds are processed the most, because we have a stereotypical consumption, just like in Central Asia (CA). Sunflower oil is the product ...