Area
Kazakhstan
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Sunflowerseed, sunflowerseed oil
Date
01/03/2020
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Export policy
Description
From March 2020 to April 2020: Banned with a view to guaranteeing uninterrupted domestic supplies and stabilizing consumer prices during the COVID-19 emergency the exportation of selected staple foods, including sunflower seed and sunflower oil, until 1 September 2020. With respect to crude sunflower oil, the government subsequently replaced the ban with an export quota, while maintaining the ban for sunflower seed and refined sunflower oil.
Notes
KAZAKHSTAN export restriction (COVID-19 related, temporary measures): With a view to guarantee uninterrupted domestic supplies and stabilize consumer prices during the COVID-19 emergency, on 22 March, the Government banned the exportation of selected staple foods, including sunflowerseed and sunflower oil, until 1 September 2020. On 3 April, Government officials announced that, in the case of crude sunflower oil, the export ban would be replaced by and export quota while the ban would remain in place for refined sunflower oil and sunflowerseed.
