Kazakhstan exported 2 mln tonnes of wheat in Q1

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In the first quarter of 2022, Kazakhstan exported 2 mln tonnes of wheat and meslin (up 64%) at the general sum of 592.3 mln USD (up 2.1 times), informed energyprom.kz.

CIS countries were the key destinations for Kazakh wheat, which imported 1.3 mln tonnes, up 43.9% y/y. Particularly, Uzbekistan imported 874.1 thsd tonnes of Kazakh wheat, Tajikistan – 175.8 thsd tonnes and Turkmenistan – 149.5 thsd tonnes.

Rest 744.7 thsd tonnes of Kazakh wheat were exported outside the CIS, up 2.2 times y/y. Particularly, Iran imported 358.4 thsd tonnes (up 3.9 times), Afghanistan – 227.4 thsd tonnes and Italy – 110.1 thsd tonnes.

In March 2022, the export prices of wheat increased by 9.2% m/m, by 12.1% since the start of the year, and by 32.1% y/y.

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