East Kazakhstan: farmers receive 69,000 tonnes of fertilizers and subsidized diesel

Officials in East Kazakhstan Region described how the region prepared for seasonal field work and harvest storage. According to Zhannat Kosherova, deputy head of the regional agriculture department, who spoke at a press conference, farms received 69,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers this year under signed contracts.

For the harvest campaign, agricultural producers were allocated 19,000 tonnes of diesel fuel at a preferential price from the Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant. Another 5,300 tonnes were set aside for drying new-crop grain. This volume was split by month: 1,430 tonnes for September and 1,950 tonnes each for October and November.

The total capacity of the region's grain storage, including processing plants, is 829,000 tonnes. This includes seven licensed elevators that can hold more than 253,000 tonnes of grain at a time.

According to preliminary data as of November 1, six licensed elevators held 77,200 tonnes of grain. Of this, 1,040 tonnes belonged to JSC NC Prodkorporatsiya, while 76,200 tonnes was grain intended for processing. Altainews.kz reported the figures.