Kazakhstan grain seeks new markets amid falling exports

Kazakhstan grain seeks new markets amid falling exports Kazakhstan has reduced grain exports abroad by almost 20%. As of January 1 of this year, the volume of wheat on the domestic market amounted to 15.7 million tons. This is 34.6% more than on the same date last year. However, exports in 2024 decreased by 18% compared to 2023. 5.9 million tons of grain worth $1.1 billion were exported abroad. Uzbekistan remained the main sales market (3.3 million tons). But supplies decreased by 5%. Italy also bought less wheat – twice as much (252.6 thousand tons), Afghanistan – 1.7 times (251.5 thousand tons). And Turkmenistan reduced the volume of local grain imports by 12.7 times, to 42.3 thousand tons. Export growth is noticeable in other areas. For example, supplies to China increased by 7.5% (579.2 thousand tons), Tajikistan – by 14% (1.1 million tons), Azerbaijan – 1.5 times (170.3 thousand tons), Kyrgyzstan – 1.9 times (60.1 thousand tons). In addition to these countries, ...