In the current season, Kazakhstan has significantly strengthened its position not only in the EU oilseed market but also in the grain segment. According to the results of 5 months of 2023/24 MY (July-November), Kazakhstan ranks 4th in the list of durum wheat suppliers to the region. For comparison: last season, Kazakhstan was in the 7th position for the same period. It was reported by APK-Inform with reference to the data of the European Commission.
Thus, in July-November of 2023/24 MY Kazakhstan exported 169.65 thsd tonnes of durum wheat to the EU. This is almost 10 times more than in the same period last season (17.32 thsd tonnes).
According to the European Commission, the main volume of Kazakh durum wheat was exported to Italy (128.43 thsd tonnes). Latvia purchased 20 thsd tonnes, Portugal – about 9 thsd tonnes, Spain – 6.39 thsd tonnes, Belgium – 4.11 thsd tonnes, Poland – 1.67 thsd tonnes. Interestingly, in the Polish market this year, Kazakhstan was significantly ahead of Ukraine (while last season the situation was diametrically opposite).
It is worth noting that Turkey, Russia and Canada were among the top 3 main suppliers of durum wheat (and durum flour) to the EU in the first 5 months of the current season.
Detailed information on the EU’s foreign grain trade is available on the dashboard.