BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. Kazakhstan’s Food
Contract Corporation (Prodcorp) is ready to consider long-term
contracts to supply Oman with 200,000 to 500,000 tons of grain per
year, the company’s Chairman Asylkhan Dzhuvashev said at the
Kazakhstan-Oman Business Forum in Astana, according to the Kazakh
Ministry of Agriculture.


Dzhuvashev said Kazakhstan could become a reliable food supplier
for Oman, adding that Prodcorp has more than 2 million tons of
grain in its reserves on a permanent basis.


“We are interested in developing direct exports of Kazakh grain
to the Sultanate of Oman and are ready to consider long-term
contracts for volumes ranging from 200,000 to 500,000 tons per
year,” the head of Prodcorp said.


Representatives of the two countries discussed cooperation in
the agro-industrial sector, logistics, the oil and gas and chemical
industries, and infrastructure development.


Dzhuvashev also noted that Kazakhstan has harvested a good crop
of high-quality hi-pro wheat with high protein and gluten content
this season. Prodcorp is ready to ensure stable supplies of such
wheat to Omani partners, as well as other grain crops depending on
market demand, he added.


Addressing investors, government representatives and food
companies from Oman, Dzhuvashev invited them to develop joint
projects with Kazakh businesses.







One of the promising areas could be the creation of a grain hub
and a strategic grain reserve for Oman in Kazakhstan.


“Such a mechanism would allow the necessary stocks to be formed
in advance directly in the producing country, grain to be purchased
during the most favorable market periods and subsequently shipped
to Oman as needed. For the Omani side, this would provide an
additional opportunity to diversify sources of supply and
strengthen national food security,” the head of Prodcorp said.


It was noted that the development of logistics cooperation with
Oman could open new routes for Kazakh agricultural products to
markets in South Asia and East Africa. The use of Omani ports could
also increase the reliability of food supplies between Central Asia
and the Persian Gulf region.


The forum was held as part of Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al
Said’s state visit to Kazakhstan on October 5-6 at the invitation
of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.