A mandatory requirement will be the supply of all products to the domestic market.
In Kazakhstan, in 2023, after clarifying the republican budget, it is planned to allocate about 400 billion tenge to increase milk production on large-commodity dairy farms, as well as chicken meat, Total reports.kz with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Labor.
As the First Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration said at a meeting with Astana entrepreneurs Arman Shakkaliev, funds for increasing production will be directed to the target. The recipients of state subsidies will be experienced commodity producers who have high labor productivity and traceability of goods turnover. At the same time, the delivery of all products to the domestic market will be a mandatory requirement.
The Vice Minister also spoke about changes in the system of state support aimed at maintaining production and stabilizing prices for socially important food products.
«We have moved away from financing retail chains using revolving schemes and will finance manufacturers directly. Starting next year, domestic agricultural producers will receive funds until February 2023 for the autumn harvest of 2023. Forward money will allow agricultural enterprises to conclude contracts in advance and provide 30% of the volume of production from the three-month demand of the region for vegetables, for example. That is, the producer will have counter obligations to supply vegetables and fruits to the domestic market», — Shakkaliyev said.
In addition, the purchase of early vegetables will be provided to avoid sharp price fluctuations in the off-season. According to the Vice Minister, preliminary agreements have been concluded on the supply of onions, carrots and cabbage from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The import of vegetables from Iran and Pakistan is also being processed.
Regional stabilization funds will saturate the market with vegetables in the period from April to June, their main task will be to prevent seasonal price fluctuations.