Kazakhstan increased the planted areas under oilseed crops

Source

APK-Inform

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According to the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the current year the planted areas under oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 2.482 mln ha, an increase of 22% compared with the last year – 2.038 mln ha.

In particular, the planted areas under sunflower seed rose by 7% to 902.2 thsd ha, flaxseed - up 34% to 869.7 thsd ha.

According to APK-Inform forecasts, in the current year the general harvest of oilseeds will reach 2.2 mln tonnes.

As a reminder, in 2016 the harvest of oilseed crops totaled 1.902 mln tonnes, including 754.9 thsd tonnes of sunflower seed, and 561.8 thsd tonnes of flaxseed.

You can receive more detailed information on the oilseed market of Kazakhstan and the world, within frames of the first international conference "KazOil 2017", to be held on November 29 in Astana (Radisson Hotel Astana).

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