April 18, 2022

Kazakhstan to restrict wheat exports until mid-June

Kazakhstan will limit exports of wheat and flour until June 15, Agriculture Minister Yerbol Karashukeyev said.

In 2021, the country harvested more than 16.4 million tonnes of grains and pulses, a decrease of 18.2% compared to 2020, when Kazakhstan's harvest was 20.06 million tonnes. The decrease is due to drought in some regions of the country last year.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture also revised the wheat export outlook upward for the 2021-2022 marketing year to about 7-7.3 million tonnes.

- Italian Trade Agency