A 17,450 m² storage complex with 16 sections in Almaty region's Iliysky district will supply PepsiCo's new Alatau plant and build a regional food reserve.
With a single variety covering 41% of commercial area, Kazakhstan's growers' union warns of the risks of one-variety dependence and pushes for diversification.
EKSLi's AI-based optical sorting lines for potatoes will be presented by its dealer AkBars ProfSnab at KazAgroFarm in Astana on 21–23 October, stand A42.
With 2.5 million tonnes already dug and farm-gate prices at 90–100 tenge, Astana sees no grounds for last season's export ban.
National statistics recorded the decline in the week to 9 September as new-crop supply built up.
Field prices run at 80–110 tenge per kg against a national retail average of 217 tenge, raising farm-margin concerns.
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