Six more vegetable storages are planned to be launched in Pavlodar region by the end of the year

By the end of the year, it is planned to complete the construction of six new vegetable storages with a total storage volume of 74.2 thousand tons of products in the Pavlodar region. According to the Department of Agriculture of the region, there are more than 140 vegetable storages in the region, with a total storage volume of more than 460 thousand tons of products. Vegetable storages will allow farmers to save vegetables in the winter-spring period and sell products to consumers in sufficient volume.
According to Daulen Kabdushev, head of the Department of Trade of Pavlodar region, the region is one of the main producers of potatoes and carrots in the republic. This year, 776.5 thousand tons of potatoes have been harvested, or 10 times more than the needs of the region's population. The share of production in the republican indicator is about 14%. The gross harvest of vegetables amounted to 210 thousand tons, including 169 thousand tons of carrots, or 9 times more than the demand. 317 thousand tons of potatoes and 120 thousand tons of carrots were laid in vegetable storages for the winter-spring period 2022-2023. Agricultural producers have 218 thousand tons of potatoes and 100 thousand tons of carrots available for sale outside the region, as well as for export.
In addition, within the framework of the "Turnaround Scheme", the issue of concluding Memoranda on providing the regions of Kazakhstan with potatoes at a stable price during the off-season is being worked out. Where farmers will be able to get preferential loans from the state for potato production, as well as modernize technological equipment. In turn, farmers will sell potatoes to domestic retail chains and consumers in sufficient volume at a stable price.