Kazakhstan Bans LPG Export and Wheat Import

To prevent shortages in the domestic market, the government of Kazakhstan has extended the ban on export of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for six months.

The ban on import of wheat by road, rail, and water has also been extended for another six months in a move to prevent ‘gray schemes’ for the import of wheat into Kazakhstan from Russia and its further re-export. The sole exceptions are rail deliveries to Kazakh flour mills and to poultry enterprises for fodder. In both cases, imported wheat can neither be sold on the domestic market nor re-exported.

The Kazakh government has also announced a five-year extension of anti-dumping measures against manufacturers of bearings from China and electrodes from India to protect its country’s manufacture of similar goods.

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