Russia increases rice purchases from Kazakhstan to two-year high

Published Nov 11, 2024

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Russia has set a two-year high in its rice purchases from Kazakhstan, increasing by 22% to $11.7 million in the first eight months of 2024. However, the import of wheat and meslin has seen a significant decrease of 3.5 times, reaching $342,000, and the import of wheat and wheat-rye flour also fell by 12.3% to $5.4 million. The import of barley, which was at $183,000 last year, has ceased this year.

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The National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan summed up the results for 8 months Russia increased rice purchases from Kazakhstan to a two-year maximum. The total volume of rice purchases by Russia from Kazakhstan in January-August 2024 increased by 22% over the year and reached 11.7 million dollars. This was the maximum in two years. Of other grains, Moscow purchased wheat and meslin from Astana. Its supplies decreased by 3.5 times over the year to an all-time low of 342 thousand dollars. The import of wheat and wheat-rye flour also decreased over the year ...

Source: Zol