Kazakhstan exported 8.3 mln tons of grain in 2009 - Agriculture Ministry
14:53, 8 July 2010
ASTANA. July 8.KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ In 2009 Kazakhstan exported 8.3 mln tons of grain, Vice Minister of Agriculture Arman Yevniyev said at the press conference today.
"According to the preliminary data, export of grain last year made 8.3 mln tons that is 36% higher against the previous year", A. Yevniyev explained.
Annually Kazakhstan exports around 6.5 mln tons of grain and flour. Export geography remains the same - without Russia. The Vice Minister stressed that the volume of export would not be lower than this figure.