In Kazakhstan, the snow prevented the harvest. Due to a sharp cooling in the North of the Republic for three months managed to remove only 80% of the acreage, suffering and quality of grain, TV channel "MIR 24".
Field work stop only if there is heavy snow the rest of the time farmers day and night, in two shifts, working in the field to save the harvest. The temperature of the air was established record low for this time - minus 15. When such a cold, do not start harvesters, premarket diesel.
Grain quality was seriously damaged because of the September rains and early October snow. In the Ministry of agriculture of Kazakhstan declares that the wheat of the third class can still go on the bread, while wheat is the fourth-class hundred percent will go to feed livestock. The Agency noted that such a bad season was the last time in the 80-ies of the last century. In the national chamber of entrepreneurs say that the real results of the harvesting company this year is worse than the state farmers.
In this situation, Kazakhstan raised the procurement price for wheat of the third class from $150 to $230 per ton, prices rose, and the grains are of lower quality.
Export forecasts in the Ministry of agriculture is not yet given, because the results of the harvesting campaign is not supplied. Just say only that bread prices in the country will not change.
In the Ministry of agriculture indicate that over the past five years, the acreage of wheat in Kazakhstan reduced by more than 2 million hectares. With the current weather experts see this as a positive effect, because the losses could be greater.
Translated by the service Yandeks.perevod"