Kazakhstan's grain and wheat exports reach over 860 thou tons in Oct

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan exported almost 862 thousand tons of grain and wheat in October in Kazakhstan, Kazinform cites the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture.

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Wheat exports accounted for 617 thousand tons, flour exports – 164 tons, and barley – 9.7 thousand tons.

The main importers of Kazakh wheat and flour were Uzbekistan (327.6 thousand tons), Afghanistan (230.3 thousand tons), and Tajikistan (150.5 thousand tons). Iran is a dominant imported of Kazakh barley.

Earlier Kazakh Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov reported that the country’s farmers have had a good harvest of grain of pure quality.