Kazakhstan reduced sunseed exports last season

Sales of sunflower seeds to foreign markets in the season 2023/24 brought Kazakhstan $87.2 mln. The main buyer was China, where more than 90% of volumes went. The top five buyers in monetary terms were as follows: 1) China – $80.3 mln; 2) Russia – $3.7 mln; 3) Uzbekistan – $1.7 mln; 4) Tajikistan – $0.5 mln; 5) Azerbaijan – $ 0.5 million. It is also noted that small amounts of oilseeds went to Afghanistan – $0.2 mln, Czech Republic – $0.1 mln, Lithuania – $0.1 mln and Turkey – $0.1 mln. Compared to the agricultural season of 2022/23, exports in monetary terms decreased significantly. Kazakhstan earned $147.4 million from the sale of sunflower seeds, the main buyer was also China with $100.8 million, but also a large share of income brought sales to Uzbekistan – $36.7 million. For almost 30 years of expertise in the agri markets, UkrAgroConsult has accumulated an extensive database, which became the basis of the ...