Kazakhstan's Processors Lack High-Quality Grain. Mills Remain Idle

Grain processors in Kazakhstan are complaining about the lack of high-quality grain. Moreover, Russian-produced flour dominates the markets. As reported by the Association of Processors in the Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstani wheat is quite expensive, enterprises are uncompetitive, and mills are standing idle, according to the AIC News agency. "Right now, we practically have no high-quality grain, there's very little good grain. Mills are standing still. There's no sales. Out of 21 mill enterprises that exist in our region, 15 are idle," Zhanar Serimova, chairwoman of the Association of Processors in the Pavlodar Region, told us in a telephone interview. In general, grain shortages have existed since 2021, the processor also noted. Many mills have not reopened since then. "Back then, grain was going to export, we couldn't import from Russia because they prohibited vehicle imports. Problems are accumulating like a snowball. Since then, business has not recovered. Now there's no good ...