Food wheat reserves in Kazakhstan reach 5.5 million tons

By May 1 of this year. Kazakhstan had 7.78 million tons of wheat available. This is 12% lower than last year (8.84 million tons), APK-Inform reports, citing official statistics. The Bureau of National Statistics clarifies that of the total volume of wheat, about 5.5 million tons are food, 1.3 million tons are feed and about 993 thousand tons are seed. Also, as of this date, 1.23 million tons of barley were available (versus 1.3 million tons as of May 1, 2023), 18 thousand tons of rye (versus 28 thousand tons), 100 thousand tons of oats (versus 110 thousand . tons). In addition, corn reserves were recorded at about 121 thousand tons (compared to 111 thousand tons as of May 1, 2023), millet – 15.5 thousand tons (compared to 7 thousand tons), rice – ...