Flaxseed: Germany increases imports by 40%

May 22, 2019 at 1:45 PM , Der AUDITOR
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ASTANA/LODZ. After the record flaxseed crop this season, Kazakh exporters are now experiencing record export figures. Deliveries to Germany also increased significantly this season.

Kazakhstan as the front-runner
In March 2019, flaxseed exports from Kazakhstan reached a new record of 52,500 mt for this month, according to the Customs Cooperation Committee. A total of 366,600 mt of Kazakh flaxseed were delivered abroad in the first seven months of this season (Sep-March), more than in the last two years around this time. The analysts of APK-Inform estimate the export potential of this season at 560,000 mt. That would be a new record.

Between September 2018 and March 2019, a total of 112,766 mt of flaxseed was imported into Germany, around 1

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