Kazakhstan plans to export up to 2 mln tonnes of wheat via port in Tallinn within three years

ASTANA. Dec 5 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan plans to export up to 2 million tonnes of wheat and oilseed via the Port of Tallinn in 2026-2028, the JSC Food Contract Corporation National Company (Prodcorporation) told Interfax.

"In November, JSC Prodcorporation and the Port of Tallinn signed a memorandum on developing exports of grain and oilseed from Kazakhstan via the Northern Transport Corridor. The deal stipulates the supply of up to 2 million tonnes of crops within three years," the company told Interfax.

The shipments will be put together depending on demand from importers.

Prodcorporation currently ships wheat via Baltic Sea ports to buyers in Algeria, Morocco and Egypt and has shipped 160,000 tonnes of Kazakh grain so far, approximately 100,000 tonnes of which through Estonia's Muuga Grain Terminal as part of the first phase of the new memorandum, the company said.

Prodcorporation also said that Kazakhstan planned to export up to 50,000 tons of food-grade wheat to Armenia in 2026 and that it was currently discussing the terms, timelines and delivery period with the Armenian buyers.

As reported, Kazakhstan sent 15 grain cars carrying 1,000 tonnes of wheat to Armenia for the first time in 30 years in early November. This was made possible by the opening of direct rail transit route through Azerbaijan.

Kazakhstan plans to export 13 million tonnes of grain from the new harvest in the current marketing year, from September 2025 to August 2026, practically the same as the previous marketing year. Kazakhstan's grain harvest increased 2% this year compared to 2024, reaching 27 million tonnes.

JSC Food Contract Corporation National Company is part of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture. It was established in 1995 with the goal maintaining the state's grain reserves, stabilizing the domestic grain market and facilitating the export of Kazakh grain, including representing the country's interests on export markets.