
Nguồn tin: nguontinviet.comTHE rolling, fertile steppe of northern Kazakhstan resembles North Dakota. The climate is similar, too—perfect for rearing cattle that provide juicy steaks. It is also close to Russia, a market that is suddenly rather hungry.Long before the Russian government banned many food imports from North America and Europe in early August, authorities in Kazakhstan were trying to diversify an economy dependent on oil and gas. Since 2010, under a $1 billion, five-year programme, the government has flown in 50,000 Black Angus and Hereford cattle (and lots of frozen semen) from Australia, Canada and America.Hitching his future to Russia “Steaks are still a luxury product here, but the market is growing”, says Beibit Yerubayev,...