Miller Magazine Issue: 125 May 2020

Kazakhstan 97 MILLER / MAY 2020 COVID-19 restrictions raise concern among Kazakh millers Kazakhstan implemented several temporary export restrictions on wheat and wheat flour to ensure adequate supply of staples for the domestic market during the current state of emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, Kazakh millers are concerned about the flour restrictions. Millers claim that the restrictions will create an excess supply of both grain and flour and that increased demand for food in other countries amid the spread of COVID-19 could have helped the companies recapture losses incurred last autumn and allowed mills to stay afloat.