Kazakhstan resumes grain supplies to Iran and Azerbaijan

Astana. January 13. KazTAG – Kazakhstan has resumed grain supplies to Iran and Azerbaijan, reports the Ministry of Agriculture.
“The markets of Iran and Azerbaijan have been restored. The volume of grain supplies to Iran has doubled (526 thousand tons), to Azerbaijan – 1.8 times (211 thousand tons),” reads the report.
According to KTZ, 10.6 million tons of grain were transported in 2024, including 8.1 million tons of exports.
The export destinations include: Uzbekistan (3.3 million tons), China (1.7 million tons). According to report, 1.2 million tons of grain were delivered to Tajikistan, which was 20% more than in 2023. 140 thousand tons of grain were exported to Kyrgyzstan, which was 1.9 times more than in 2023.
"From September to December 2024, 5 million tons of new crop grain were transported, which is 50% more than in the same period in 2023. Export volumes increased by 57% and amounted to 3.9 million tons," the report says.
It is noted that 1.5 million tons were exported to Uzbekistan (an increase of 45%), 633 thousand tons to Tajikistan (57%), 190 thousand tons to Afghanistan (51%), and 592 thousand tons to China (2%).
According to the data, deliveries to Iran increased 30 times, amounting to 455 thousand tons, and 188 thousand tons were exported to Azerbaijan (there were no deliveries in September-December 2023).

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