Kazakhstan extended the ban on the import of wheat and the export of breeding stock until the end of the year

Published 2024년 7월 28일

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Kazakhstan has extended its ban on wheat imports by all means of transport until the end of 2024 to combat illegal imports and stabilize the domestic market, with exceptions for specific rail deliveries and transit transportation. This measure, initially introduced in April 2023, aims to address the significant financial damage caused by reduced market prices due to illegal imports. Additionally, the country has extended the ban on exporting breeding stock of large and small ruminants to support domestic livestock farming. The government has also approved reduced customs duty rates for importing certain fruit purees to aid local juice and drink producers.

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Kazakhstan has extended the ban on the import of wheat by all means of transport until the end of 2024, the press service of the government of the republic reported. “The threat of wheat import into the country through “gray schemes” and its re-export by road from the border regions of the Russian Federation still remains. Forecasts for the grain harvest, which in Kazakhstan is expected to be higher than last year, were also taken into account,” the report says. meetings of the interdepartmental commission (IMC) on foreign trade policy issues. As reported, a ban on the import of wheat into Kazakhstan by road for a period of six months was introduced on April 10, 2023 as a measure against the illegal import of wheat into the country. An exception was made only for deliveries by rail to poultry and flour milling enterprises solely for production and consumption. The ban also does not apply to transit transportation of wheat through the territory of Kazakhstan by rail. At the same ...

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