AreaKazakhstan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date13/02/2014

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment procurement

DescriptionAnnounced that 509 000 tonnes of grain would be sold at a fixed price of KZT 30 000 per tonne (USD 163) to the domestic market between February and August, seeking to stabilize bread prices following the devaluation of its domestic currency.