Kazakhstan has exported 992,700 tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent in the current marketing year (2016-2017), the Ministry of Agriculture informs on its website.
A marketing year starts on July 1 and lasts till June 30 of the next year.
Thus, since July 1, Kazakhstan has shipped 544,100 tons of grain and 341,000 tons of flour (448,600 tons – in grain equivalent) for export.
In the previous 2015-2016 marketing year, Kazakhstan exported 5,400,000 tons of grain and 2,100,000 tons of flour (2,095,000 tons – in grain equivalent). (Kazinform/Business World Magazine)