Kazakhstan: Grain and Feed Update
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Marketing year 2023/2024 wheat production is expected to drop sharply to around three-quarters of last year’s level as a result of the June drought and excessive rains in the fall of 2023 that affected Kazakhstan’s major grain producing Northern region. This has lowered FAS Astana's production estimate to 12.1 million metric tons for wheat and 2.6 million metric tons for barley. Wheat and barley quality are reported as significantly compromised, leading to a surplus of feed grade grain. While strong competition from Russia and lower milling quality has negatively impacted exports of wheat from Kazakhstan, barley exports have been supported by strong feed demand from new market entrant China.
