National railway carrier KTZ has announced plans for grain exports. According to the data presented, 7 million 800 thousand tons will be exported from the country by the end of 2024, APK News reports.
The company reported that 6 million tons of grain have already been shipped by rail to foreign markets by the end of the first ten months of this year. Moreover, an increase in volumes has been noted in a number of countries. For example, sales to Kyrgyzstan have doubled, in the new (resumed) direction of Iran, growth was 35%, and shipments to Tajikistan have increased by 9%.
At the same time, an increase in grain shipments within Kazakhstan has been noted - by 7%, up to 1 million 800 thousand tons.
KTZ reported that in November and December the company is ready to export about 1 million tons of grain per month. It has all the resources for this.
In announcing the forecast for the year, KTZ stated that 7 million 800 thousand tons of grain will be transported to foreign markets, and 2 million 400 thousand tons to the domestic market. The main export volume will be sent to the countries of Central Asia - 4 million 700 thousand tons. They plan to ship 1 million 600 thousand tons to China. Meanwhile, as the Ministry of Agriculture stated today, the volumes of shipment of other crops are also growing: barley export growth is recorded at almost 70%, corn - by 1.5 times, lentils - by 7 times, peas - by 3 times.