In 2017/18 MY, Kazakhstan produced a record volume of wheat flour

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APK-Inform

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According to the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in June 2018 the production volumes of wheat flour in the country totaled 288 thsd tonnes, a decrease of 11% compared with the previous month, and down 3% compared with June 2017.

Nevertheless, in 2017/18 MY the general production volumes in Kazakhstan reached 4 mln tonnes, which became a record level for seven recent seasons.

As for the exports of Kazakh wheat flour, then in July-May of 2017/18 MY the export volumes totaled 2.2 mln tonnes, up 7% compared with the same period of the season-2016/17. Traditionally, Afghanistan (1.4 mln tonnes, or 63% of the general volumes) and Uzbekistan (688 thsd tonnes, 32%) remained the main countries-importers of the product.

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