AreaKazakhstan
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommoditySunflowerseed, sunflowerseed oil
Date01/03/2020
Policy CategoryTrade
Policy InstrumentExport policy
DescriptionFrom 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.
NotesKAZAKHSTAN 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.