Kazakhstan has announced that it has enough elevator facilities for the reception of the new harvest, with 221 companies providing grain storage services in addition to those owned by agricultural producers. The country has the capacity to store 23 million tonnes of grain. The government is offering food producers the option to build new or […]
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Slow Kazakh Grain Exports Fuel Storage Fears
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Rail wagons have proved to be a severely limiting factor for Kazakhstani farmers. The country is facing a dilemma as it has been unable to export its grain and has cut the amount of exports from 15 million tonnes to 11-12 million tonnes. Kazakhstan had a record harvest last year of 27 million tonnes but […]
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Kazakhstan Faces Grain Storage Problem
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Kazakhstan had a record grain harvest of 29.7 million tonnes and is now facing issues of where to store it, how to transport it, and to whom to sell it. Experts are predicting between 10-13% loss to occur. Trucks to transport grain are at half the needed amount, while storage facilities will be able to […]
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