# Kazakhstan's government holds ground on sunflower seed export duty

> Kazakhstan's government kept its sunflower seed export duty after a meeting with ministries, regional officials and industry groups. Food sunflower seed stocks are about 590-600 thousand tonnes, enough only until July before the October harvest.

- Date: 2024-02-21 · published 2024-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Kazakhstan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31793-kazakhstan-s-government-holds-ground-on-sunflower-seed-export-duty
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The duty keeps seed in domestic crushing, but tight stocks risk plant shutdowns before the new harvest. Reduced crush would tighten sunflower meal supply in the region.

## Read by commodity

- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1539855

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