In September 2013, the turnover in the section of agricultural trade at the ETS commodity exchange amounted to 24.8 billion tenge or more than 160 million US dollars in monetary terms. As a result, grain trading took a leading position. In real terms, this figure is estimated at 749 thousand tonnes, which is two times more than in August. Experts say that the increase in turnover is characterized by the start of the new grain season.