Export of buckwheat from Kazakhstan will be subject to quotas

In order to provide the population and stabilize domestic prices for buckwheat, the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission for a period of three months until August 31, 2021 introduces quantitative restrictions on the export of buckwheat from the EAEU member states.

Taking into account the availability of domestic buckwheat reserves, export contracts for Kazakh entrepreneurs, the ability to export buckwheat within 4200 tons is preserved.

At the same time, in other countries of the EAEU, there is actually a ban on the export of this cereal.

Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Trade and Integration are discussing the Rules for distributing this quota among exporters.

For reference: In 2020, the export of buckwheat (HS code 100810000) amounted to 7.5 thousand tons in the amount of 4.3 million US dollars, an increase in physical terms by 5.85% compared to 2019 (7.1 thousand tons in the amount of 2.61 million US dollars). At the same time, in 2020, most of them were exported to Ukraine (94%), slightly to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Poland.

 

 

Press Service

Ministry of Trade and Integration

Republic of Kazakhstan