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Kazakhstan. Wheat production is expected to recover in MY 2020/21 to 13.5 MMT
12.05.2020 10:30 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U. S. Department of Agriculture attache in The Nur-Sultan (Astana, Kazakhstan Republic of), Kazakhstani wheat production is expected to recover in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 to 13.5 million metric tons (MMT), compared to 11.4 MMT during last year’s drought. Though wheat area continues to fall, higher precipitation last fall and during the winter have increased soil moisture, which is expected to lead to more average yields for MY 2020/21. Barley production is estimated at 3.9 MMT, relatively flat from MY 2019/20’s production of 3.8 MMT, as higher expected yields compensate for area reductions. However, spring sowing will not begin for a number of weeks, and as a result, yield forecasts are extremely preliminary. Oilseed Production Area Growing More Quickly than Grains Kazakhstan continues to diversify its crop production in MY 2020/21, particularly moving to increased area for high value oilseeds crops. Thus, oilseeds area is expected to reach 3 million hectares, which is 122,000 hectares more than last year. As a reminder, the bumper wheat harvest in 2012 caused a collapse in Kazakhstan, as insufficient storage capacity caused large grain losses. As a result, the government began to promote planting of alternate higher value crops (oilseeds) to diversify farmers’ incomes and to vary exports. This took the form of higher per-hectare subsidies for oilseeds than for wheat.
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