Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin, along with delegations from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, visited the Beineu grain terminal to review its capabilities and infrastructure.
Spanning 26 hectares in the Mangistau region, the Beineu terminal boasts strategic access to the Kazakh-Turkmen border. As a burgeoning logistics hub, it features 8 kilometers of railway tracks and its own rolling stock.
The terminal’s storage capacity is impressive, accommodating up to 100,000 tons of grain at any given time. It can handle up to 500 railcars daily and has an annual shipping capacity of 2mn tons in both packaged and bulk grain forms. Plans are in place to further expand these capabilities in the future.
Additionally, the terminal houses a mill complex with the current capability to produce 320 tons of flour and 80 tons of bran daily. Ongoing modernization efforts aim to launch two new flour production lines with a combined capacity of 400 tons per day. The production of compound feed, currently at 80 tons per day, will be scaled up to 240 tons per day following upgrades.
During the visit, Afghan representatives engaged in discussions with the Food Corporation and terminal management about potential grain supply routes. They explored the possibility of establishing a key export corridor for Kazakh wheat via the Beineu terminal to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The implementation of these plans hinges on constructing additional warehouses in border areas and developing logistical routes through Turkmenistan. The involved parties are committed to finalizing the details of this new export route for Kazakh grain.
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