China is ready to pay for Kazakh peas, not wheat

Published 2024년 5월 20일

Tridge summary

China is showing interest in feeding crops from Kazakhstan, particularly peas and lentils, instead of wheat. This could potentially revolutionize the agricultural market, especially since China is currently the main buyer of Kazakh lentils. The demand for these legumes is on the rise in China due to increasing wealth and the consumption of meat and milk. Additionally, China is also interested in purchasing barley and rapeseed from Kazakhstan. In response, the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture is advocating for the diversification of sown areas, with a goal to decrease wheat acreage and increase oilseeds, fodder, and feed crops.
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China is primarily interested in feed and feed crops from Kazakhstan, and not in wheat. Farmers in Kazakhstan need to take this fact into account when determining the structure of their crops in the new season. Kanat Baimukhambetov, representing the Sey-Nar group of companies, which has its own elevators, processing and trading division, told the ElDala.kz portal about this. - This year, literally in March, several companies received permission to supply peas and lentils to China. Peas are in high demand from China in Xinjiang. Chinese clients call us and ask whether the area under legumes will increase in our country. But, unfortunately, no one particularly informed our farmers about such prospects. So when we talk to the peasants, none of them are awake or in spirit. Although feed peas are not a particularly difficult crop to grow, they can be easily introduced into crop rotation. And the price of peas should be interesting given the demand from China. In addition to peas, ...
Source: Zol

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