As of December 20, Kazakh sugar factories have processed 988.6 thousand tons of root crops: "Aksu Kant" – 351.7 thousand tons (including 39.3 thousand tons from the Zhambyl region), Koksu Sugar Factory – 252.6 thousand tons, Merken Sugar Factory – 384.3 thousand tons. The remaining harvest is stored in piles by farmers awaiting processing.
Farmers, regardless of which factory received the beets, will receive subsidies in accordance with the current regulations, both from local authorities and from the sugar factories.