Kazakhstan has restricted the re-export of Russian grain to China and Uzbekistan until the end of the year

The ban on wheat imports from third countries and the Eurasian Economic Union, previously introduced by Astana, has led to restrictions on the re-export of Russian grain to China and Uzbekistan until the end of the year. This was reported by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov. "It should be noted that earlier, in order to protect the domestic market, Kazakhstan imposed a ban on the import of wheat from third countries and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) until the end of 2024, which limited the re-export of Russian grain to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the People's Republic of China," Bektenov said in response to a request from deputies of the Majilis (lower house of parliament) of Kazakhstan regarding the actions of Rosselkhoznadzor, which restricted the transit of Kazakh grain and a number of agricultural products through the territory of the Russian Federation in October. Bektenov also informed the deputies that this year the level of unified tariffs for the ...