Kazakhstan Lifts 2025 Farm Exports to $7 Billion as Processed Goods Top $3.6 Billion
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Updated · Astana Times · Aug 14
Kazakhstan Lifts 2025 Farm Exports to $7 Billion as Processed Goods Top $3.6 Billion
2 articles · Updated · Astana Times · Aug 14
Summary
$7 billion in agricultural exports in 2025 marked a 37% annual jump for Kazakhstan, with processed products contributing more than half—about $3.6 billion—signaling a shift beyond raw commodity sales.
13.5 million tons of grain and flour were shipped in the first 11 months of the latest marketing season, led by Uzbekistan at 5.6 million tons and Afghanistan at 2.2 million tons, underscoring Kazakhstan’s regional supplier role.
70% is the government’s target share for processed agricultural exports, backed by planned deep-processing plants by 2028 with 5.8 million tons of annual capacity and 1.9 trillion tenge, or about $3.9 billion, in investment.
4.8 million tons of oilseeds were harvested in 2025 after wheat acreage fell nearly 900,000 hectares and oilseed area rose by more than 1 million, linking crop diversification to higher-value food and industrial processing.