Kazakhstan is ready to significantly increase the export of flour and grain to Afghanistan through Beyneu

Published 2024년 4월 26일

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Over the past three years, the export transportation of goods from Kazakhstan to Afghanistan has seen a steady increase, with a 14% rise in 2023 compared to 2021, primarily due to the shipment of flour and grain. This trend is projected to continue, with an anticipated 40% increase in the coming years and a threefold increase by 2030. Kazakhstan is proposing to enhance the capacity of the Beyneu terminal to further supply grain and flour to Afghanistan. The country also seeks to serve as a transit route for Chinese cargo to South Asia via its terminal at the Dry Port in Xi’an.

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Over the past three years, the volume of export transportation from Kazakhstan to Afghanistan has been steadily increasing: in 2023, the volume of transportation by rail amounted to 2.7 million tons, of which 1.5 million tons were flour and grain. This is 14% more than in 2021. The forecast for the coming years is an increase in exports by 40%. At the same time, by 2030, traffic is expected to increase 3 times. Kazakhstan proposed to consider the capacity of the Beyneu terminal to increase the volume of supplies of Kazakh grain and flour to Afghanistan. This became known during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Ghani Baradar, according to the official website primeminister.kz. “Today Kazakhstan is one of the ten main trading partners of Afghanistan. Your country traditionally imports Kazakh grain and flour. I can assure you that Kazakhstan has been and will remain a reliable supplier of these ...

Source: Agrosektor