However, as harvests vary significantly from year to year,1 the situation with storage availability changes. For example, in the 2010/11 season, when only 12 million tonnes of grain were harvested, excess storage capacities existed. In contrast, Kazakhstan’s elevator capacity of around 15 million tonnes was less than the 23 million tonnes wheat harvest in 2011/12. Transport capacity is likewise insufficient for bumper harvests, pushing up the cost of storage and freight charges in 2011/12.