How apples are grown in Kazakhstan and why the return of the port will take years Kazakhstan consumes about 400 thousand tons of apples every year, but its production covers only a part of the demand. The missing volumes must be imported. In the gardens of the Almaty region, modern technologies help in the development of production, but the restoration of the famous port remains a difficult task. Why is it taking time to bring back the legendary variety, how are apples grown today and what happens to the harvest that is sent for processing - in terms of material.