Ciência Rural, v.52, n.1, 2022.
Potential of Kazakhstan’s grain export trade
O potencial do comércio de exportação de grãos do Cazaquistão Yameng Wang
1Peipei Huang
1Zaid Ashiq Khan
1Feng Wei
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Received 03.12.21 Approved 05.05.21 Returned by the author 06.07.21 CR-2021-0199
Editors: Rudi Weiblen Daniel Arruda Coronel
INTRODUCTION
Grain import and export trade is an important means to regulate the global food supply- demand imbalancing and maintaining national food security. The trade of grain and other agricultural products has become more and more important as a way to adjust resources between countries with abundant resources and countries with scarce resources (QIANG et al., 2013). International food prices have fluctuated sharply affected by factors such as novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19),
the tight relation of global food production and demand, macroeconomic, and geopolitical changes in recent years. The prices of major grains such as corn, soybeans, and wheat have risen and fallen sharply, which had a greater impact on ensuring national food security.
Kazakhstan, located in the hinterland of Central Asia, is the world’s largest food producer and exporter. According to FAO, Kazakhstan’s total grain output in 2018 was 20.04 million tons, ranking 28th in the world; total grain export was 8.53 million tons, ranking 13th in the world. The “2019 Global Food
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College of Economics and Management, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, 712100, Yangling, China. E-mail: Weifeng@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
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