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Kazhydromet Rates Sunflower Crop Conditions as Good and Excellent in Five Regions of Kazakhstan Sunflower harvesting began in several regions of the country during the third ten-day period of September, while spring crop harvesting was nearing completion in the northern grain-producing regions Astyk Trans Temporarily Restricts Grain Loading Toward Kakir Station More than 9,900 railcars have accumulated along the Saryagash route, with 209 at Kakir station and another 484 heading toward it Kazakhstan Increases Barley Exports to Central Asian Countries Barley shipments abroad declined by almost 31% in the 2025/26 marketing year, totaling 1.37 million tonnes South Korea Increases Feed Corn Purchases Contracts were concluded at prices ranging from $283.6 to $284.2 per tonne on C&F terms, with shipment and delivery scheduled for January–February 2027 Kazakhstan Can Export Meat, Flour and Other Products to the UAE Duty-Free The EAEU–UAE agreement provides for the elimination and reduction of import customs duties on more than 85% of tariff lines Kazakhstan Ready to Export Up to 500,000 Tonnes of Grain to Oman Annually Kazakh wheat with high protein and gluten content could become one of the areas of export cooperation Global Food Price Index Rose by 1.5% in September Wheat prices increased by 6.3% over the month, while corn rose by 5.6%, reaching their highest levels in several years 84.5 Tonnes of Contaminated Products Denied Entry into Kazakhstan A quarantine pest was detected in batches of safflower seeds, flax seeds and barley during phytosanitary inspections at the Taskala and Shagan checkpoints Kazakhstan Intends to Increase Agricultural Exports to Mongolia Trade in agricultural products between the two countries increased by 32% in 2025 and by another 11% in the first seven months of 2026