Kazakhstan exported 8.3 mln tons of grain in 2009 - Agriculture Ministry

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.

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"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.