Kazakhstan has increased its grain export potential. Over the past three months, the country has shipped more than three and a half million tonnes of wheat and flour. Over one year, Kazakhstan plans to export 15 million tonnes of grain. The Ministry of Agriculture proposed purchasing new railway cargo cars as a solution to the shortage of the required number of grain carriages. This proposal is now being coordinated with the Kazakhstan Railways National Company.

Assylzhan Mamytbekov, Kazakh Minister of Agriculture
«We believe that it is necessary to purchase at least five thousand grain carriages on top of the 5200 units available in the fleet. To make it perfect, Kazakhstan needs to buy 15 thousand grain carriages which would make it possible for Kazakhstan to export around 1 million tonnes of grain monthly.»

An increase in acreage, building new silos, as well as retooling in processing are all among the tasks set for the Ministry. Food and the stabilisation funds are to receive support at all levels. Particular attention will also be paid to the introduction of new technologies in agriculture.