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Kazakhstan: participants from 21 countries meet for KazGrain 2018 conference in Astana

ASTANA (TCA) — Participants from 21 countries, including Austria, China, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, Turkey, France, Switzerland, and many more, gathered in Astana on March 16 for the KazGrain 2018 conference to discuss trends in the world grain market and prospects for the grain and flour markets in Central Asia, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia reported. Continue reading

Kazakhstan sends another train with wheat to Vietnam

ASTANA (TCA) — On February 10 а container train consisting of fifty 40-foot containers with wheat was sent from Kazakhstan’s railway station Dzhaltyr in the Akmola region to the port of Ho Chi Minh City. It is the third container train with Kazakh grain shipped to Vietnam, the press office of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said. Continue reading

Kazakhstan ups grain and flour shipment by rail in 2017

ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s railways in 2017 transported 8.9 million tons of grain, including 5.8 million tons for export, and 3.2 million tons of flour, including 2.4 million tons for export, according to Oralkhan Kulakov, the head of JSC KTZ-Freight Transportation, a subdivision of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). Continue reading

Kazakhstan launches new, faster rail service to deliver grain to China

ASTANA (TCA) — The time of delivery of Kazakhstan’s grain to China by rail has been reduced fourfold with the launch of a new train service from Atbasar railway station, the press-office of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said. Continue reading

Kostanai region in Kazakhstan to export flour to China

ASTANA (TCA) — The first batch of flour from Kostanai region in northern Kazakhstan is expected to go to China this year, after Kostanai’s flour-grinding enterprise KazTorgTrans has agreed with Chinese importers on the first deliveries of its flour, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading

Turkmenistan receives new combine harvesters from Germany

ASHGABAT (TCA) — On the eve of the grain-harvesting campaign, Turkmenistan has received the first batch of TUCANO 430 combine harvesters of the German company CLAAS. A ceremony of receiving the new agricultural machinery was held in Ak Bugday etrap of Akhal velayat (province), the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on June 5. Continue reading