Kazakhstan resumes deliveries of grain and flour to Afghanistan

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published official information on the current situation in the field of sales of Kazakh grain and flour to Afghanistan, zakon.kz reports. Every year Kazakhstan sends 7-8 million tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent to different countries of the world. At the same time, Afghanistan is one of the main and traditional sales markets for Kazakh wheat and flour. In 2020, a little more than two million tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent produced in Kazakhstan were shipped to this country. The change in the political situation in Afghanistan led to the suspension of trade operations with all partner countries, incl. and with Kazakhstan. For some time, interbank transactions and the supply of railway cars were impossible, as the owners feared for their safety and return. However, at present the problems have been resolved: transactions are carried out through banks of third countries, the supply of wagons has ...