Kazakhstan intends to gather over 100 participating countries and over 5 million visitors during the EXPO 2017 that will take place in Astana, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Yergali Bulegenov said. As many as 97 countries and 18 international organizations have confirmed they are going to participate in the EXPO 2017.…
In Kazakhstan oilseeds planted area for 2016/2017 crop increased to 2118 thousand ha compared to 2101 thousand ha last year. Planted area approached the 2014/20015 season’s level, when the acreage reached all-time high at 2413 thousand ha. Despite rains, weather conditions allowed farmers to conduct seeding within optimum time. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)
Kazakhstan is holding negotiations to increase the quotas for the supply of wheat to the People’s Republic of China to 400 thousand tons per year, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Isayeva declared. In accordance with the protocol signed in December 2015, Kazakh businesses received permission to export wheat not in bags, but in bulk…
At the beginning of last week weather conditions were favorable for completion of winter wheat harvesting in the South and South East. Crops condition is mainly good and stage of development is full ripeness. In the reporting period conditions were also favorable for growth and development of spring grain crops and grain filling, though short-term…
According to the regional agricultural departments, as of August 26, Kazakh agrarians harvested grains throughout 1.318 million ha, or 8.6% of the planned areas, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared. As of the reporting date, agrarians produced 2.45 million tons of grains, up by 601 thousand tons YoY. The average yield…
According to the Committee on statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, in July flour production totaled 266.2 thousand tons, up by 8% YoY. In 2015/2016 MY Kazakhstan produced 3.6 million tons of wheat flour, up by 8% YoY. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Heads of railway administrations of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have discussed mutually beneficial cooperation and creation of favorable conditions for cargo transportation with cargo shippers, major operators and freight companies of Kazakhstan in Astana, the press service of Kazakhstan Railways JSC reported. In particular, the sides talked about the reduction of tariffs for transportation of…