Shipping subsidies to provide competitiveness of Kazakh grain in the Black and Baltic Sea ports

ASTANA. October 10. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ "ubsidized shipping charges will ensure competitive strength of Kazakhstan's grain in the Black and Baltic Sea ports,"Agriculture Minister Asylzhan Mamytbekov told the Governmental Hour in Astana today.

The Government has approved transport costs subsidies for Kazakh grain exporters to the amount of 2.5 mln tons of grain. This year it channels KZT 5 mln and KZT 10 mln in 2012 for these purposes.