Kazakhstan does not need to massively switch to deep grain processing

Kazakhstan does not need to massively switch to deep processing of grain, as required by the country’s authorities. As stated in the Union of Grain Processors, flour millers are already running out of domestic grain; they actively use Russian grain in processing. Secondly, if we flood the market with highly processed products, we risk greatly reducing prices, reports the APK News agency. “We have been talking about deep processing of grain for about 10 years now. This topic continues in waves. Now it has resumed again. In terms of world trade, flour exports do not occupy a leading position. There are many other areas of processing. This includes malt, starch, and wheat gluten. There are about 70 flour mills in Kazakhstan, and if each one starts processing 500-800 thousand tons of grain, we simply don’t have such a volume,” said Yevgeny Gan, Chairman of the Founding Board of the Union of Grain Processors of Kazakhstan, yesterday at the International Investment Forum “Asia AGRO ...