date:Apr 23, 2013
Kazakh wheat flour imports declined after a lower than usual grain harvest in MY 2012/13. Pakistan and Kazakhstan are the leading suppliers of Afghanistans wheat and wheat flour imports.
Wheat and wheat flour prices in Afghanistan moved slightly higher with the increase in international wheat prices, but overall prices were stable in urban markets due to the above average domestic harvest in MY 2012/13.
Wheat consumption is expected to increase slightly less than one per cent based on increa