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Durum wheat exports from Kazakhstan improve
As reported by the Grain Union of Kazakhstan, the country’s durum wheat exports experienced a notable increase in January 2026, achieving the highest monthly volume of the season.
In January, exports amounted to 121.4 thousand tonne (kt), which is 3.85 times greater than December and 2.15 times higher than January of the previous year. In total, durum wheat exports for the initial five months of the marketing year (MY) 2025-26 reached 170.9 kt, reflecting a 9 percent increase compared to the previous year, as stated in the report.
Italy continues to be the primary importer, bringing in 95.5 kt, although this figure represents a 17 percent decline compared to the same timeframe last year. Concurrently, Kazakhstan is actively broadening its export markets.
The report shows other importers of Kazakh durum wheat include such as Turkey, (21.6 kt, 27 times more year-on-year), Latvia (10.5 kt, down 2.6 times from the last year), Uzbekistan (2.5 kt, more than 9 percent year-on-year) and Tajikistan (1.4 kt, down 3.35 time yearly).
In addition, Kazakhstan has started supplying new markets this season, including Portugal (7.7 kt), Tunisia (23.6 kt), and Afghanistan (2.4 kt), where no exports were recorded a year earlier. The recovery in exports is driven by the expected extension of transport subsidies, which supports shipments to distant markets, with the export forecast for the current season raised to 350 kt.
