FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages  - 11/02 - KAZAKHSTAN (5 November)

KAZAKHSTAN (5 November)

Cereal harvest campaign is nearly complete and estimated at more than 14.4 million tonnes in 2002/03 marketing year compared with 15.9 million tonnes the previous year. This year’s harvest consists of 11.6 million tonnes of wheat, 1.9 million tonnes of barley and 300 000 tonnes of maize. Cereal exports for 2002/03 marketing year is estimated at about 6 million tonnes compared with 4.2 million tonnes last year. Cereal exports this year include 5.5 million tonnes of wheat, 387 000 tonnes of barley and 16 000 tonnes of maize. The main export destinations are the neighbouring CIS countries and increasingly the Middle East.