By the beginning of 2023, grain stocks in Kazakhstan decreased to 15.77 million tons

As of January 1, 2023, 15.77 million tons of grains and legumes were available in Kazakhstan (against 16.99 million tons as of December 1, 2022). Of these, 12.64 million tons were food grains, the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. Stocks of wheat in the Republic of Kazakhstan by the beginning of this year decreased to 13.06 million tons, incl. food - 11.35 million tons, seed - 1.26 million tons, forage - 451.76 thousand tons. Also, by January 1, Kazakhstan had 1.8 million tons of barley, 24 thousand tons of rye, 163.66 thousand tons of oats. Stocks of corn decreased to 176.04 thousand tons, buckwheat - to 61.38 thousand tons, millet - to 13.79 thousand tons, rice - increased to 262.67 thousand tons. In organizations engaged in crop production, the total stocks of cereals and legumes amounted to 5.55 million tons, in the enterprises of the flour-grinding ...