Flour prices skyrocket in Kazakhstan

Manufacturers believe that peasants and traders inflated raw material prices artificially. At the same time, the industry itself is in crisis, statistics are steadily showing recession figures. The milling industry, which has been experiencing export difficulties for the last three years, is now in a deep crisis.

According to the results of five months, domestic flour mills produced a little more than 1.2 million tons of products. That is 11.5% less than last year. And this despite the fact that 2019 was also in a recession - then flour was released 18% less than in 2018. At the same time, the price tag for finished products is rapidly creeping up throughout the republic.

Vidadi Yusubov, flour mill: “The problem is that our traders who ship grain to Uzbekistan without consignment money interfere with us. And, accordingly, people block our market with our raw materials. "We appeal to Atameken, we write letters to the akimat, we appeal to the government so that they take measures so that grain is not allowed to leave the republic without any 100% prepayment."