agriculture
Kazakhstan expects solid grain harvest despite draught
(SRI) - Kazakhstans grain harvest is expected to reach 13.5 million tons of net weight this year, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday.
Kazakhstan cuts grain crop forecast for 2010
(SRI) - Kazakhstan has cut its grain crop forecast for 2010 to between 13.5 and 14.5 million metric tons, 1 million tons below the range announced earlier this month, the Novosti-Kazakhstan reported news agency, citing Agriculture Minister Akylbek Kurishbayev.
ANALYSIS: China opens up way for Kazakh grain exports to Asia
(bne) - Kazakhstan is planning to export up to 3 million tonnes of grain to East and Southeast Asia this year after China lifted a ban on such exports through its territory.
Moody’s downgrades Food Contract Corporation
(Moody’s) - Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded to Ba1 from Baa3 the senior unsecured issuer rating of JSC National Company Food Contract Corporation (FCC).
Kazakhstan considering import taxes on food products
(SRI) - Kazakhstan may increase import taxes on food products which are produced in Kazakhstan, the Agriculture Minister said last week.
Kazakhstan’s Wheat Dilemma
Last Monday, Akhmetzhan Yesimov, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture, announced that the government planned to limit wheat exports as it battled rising domestic inflation. This announcement led to record prices on global commodity markets as investors worried that supplies of the grain may not be enough to meet demand.
