In March 2018, Kazakhstan increased the exports of lentils

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According to the Customs Control Committee at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in March 2018 the exports of lentils from Kazakhstan totaled 12.9 thsd tonnes, up 47% compared with the previous month.

Traditionally, Turkey remained the main buyer of Kazakh lentils remained — 98% of the crop shipments.

For 9 months of 2017/18 MY (July-March), Kazakhstan exported almost 69 thsd tonnes of lentils, up 7% compared with the same period last season. In the reporting period, the share of Turkey reached 85%.

According to the United Nations Statistical Commission (UN Comtrade), in 2016/17 MY Turkey imported 650.4 thsd tonnes of lentils, including 54.8 thsd tonnes (8%) of the Kazakh crop.

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