Kazakh Wheat Heads to Africa: Food Corporation Expands Its Export Geography

JSC "National Company Food Contract Corporation" is actively developing export channels and strengthening its position in the global grain market. According to the latest data, the national grain operator has already contracted more than 200 thousand tons of grade 3 and 4 wheat for export.
As part of its strategy to diversify sales markets, the company is actively negotiating new trade routes. In particular, preliminary agreements have been reached on the supply of food-grade wheat to Morocco and a number of other North African countries. By the end of the current marketing season, exports to this region may exceed 300 thousand tons.

The corporation’s export policy is aimed at expanding its presence in distant foreign markets. Priority attention is given to the countries of the European Union, the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), and Southeast Asia.
In addition, the company has announced its readiness to quickly increase grain deliveries in several directions — by sea through the ports of the Azov, Black, and Baltic Seas, as well as by land to Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.

Grain shipments are carried out under international trade terms including FOB, FCA, DAP, and other logistics schemes, providing flexibility and adaptation to the needs of foreign partners.

🔑 Key Points:
🔹 Over 200,000 tons of grade 3 and 4 wheat already contracted for export.
🔹 Morocco and North Africa are new destination markets, with potential exports exceeding 300,000 tons by season's end.
🔹 Export diversification focuses on the EU, MENA, Southeast Asia, and regional neighbors like Iran and the Caucasus, using both sea and overland routes.