ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 13. Grain transportation of the new harvest in December last year grew by 63 percent, according to Kazakhstan Railways, Trend reports.
The company reports that the volume of grain transportation in December last year increased by 63 percent compared to the same period in 2023, totaling 1.4 million tons. Domestic transportation grew by 23 percent, while exports rose by 78 percent, reaching 1.1 million tons.
Kazakhstan Railways also reported an increase in exports to China, which increased its import of Kazakh grain by 6 percent. Supplies to Afghanistan grew by 35 percent. An important trend in December was the threefold increase in transportation through Black Sea ports, as well as to the Baltic countries, where volumes grew fourfold.
In the marketing year (from September through December 2024), more than five million tons of new harvest grain were transported, which is 50 percent more than the same period in 2023. Domestic transportation of new harvest grain totaled over one million tons, 27 percent more than last year.
"Grain exports for the four months accounted for 57 percent of the total transportation volume—around four million tons. Much more grain was sent to Central Asian countries than in the previous year, with a 38 percent increase. Supplies to Kyrgyzstan grew by 19 percent. Exports to Uzbekistan increased by 45 percent, and to Tajikistan by 57 percent," reported Kazakhstan Railways.
Additionally, exports to China increased by 2 percent over the year, while exports to Afghanistan grew by 51 percent. One of the significant achievements was the substantial increase in grain transportation through the port of Aktau to Iran—by 30 times. Black Sea ports also showed strong growth, increasing transportation volumes by 39 percent, while supplies to the Baltic countries doubled.