Kazakhstan extended the ban on the import of wheat and the export of breeding stock until the end of 2024

Kazakhstan has extended the ban on the import of wheat by all means of transport until the end of 2024, the press service of the government of the republic reported. “The threat of wheat import into the country through “gray schemes” and its re-export by road from the border regions of the Russian Federation still remains,” the message said following a meeting of the interdepartmental commission (IMC) on foreign trade policy issues. A ban on the import of wheat into Kazakhstan by road for a period of six months was introduced on April 10, 2023 as a measure against the illegal import of wheat into the country. An exception was made only for deliveries by rail to poultry and flour mills exclusively for production and consumption. The ban also does not apply to transit transportation of wheat through the territory of Kazakhstan by rail. At the same time, imported wheat cannot be sold on the domestic and foreign markets. Kazakhstan has also extended the ban on the export of breeding ...