ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports totaled 3.5 trillion tenge, or approximately $7 billion, in 2025, marking a five-year record, Zakon.kz reports, citing the Ministry of Agriculture.
The ministry noted that the key driver of export growth was the significant expansion of preferential lending for the agro-industrial sector, reaching 1 trillion tenge. The program has become not only an anti-crisis measure but also a systemic tool for transforming the agricultural industry.
The main importers of Kazakh agricultural products included Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and several other countries.
Among the most in-demand export products were wheat, wheat flour, feed flour, barley, flax seeds, sunflower oil, and oilcakes.
The Ministry of Agriculture emphasized that preferential financing has supported increased production, export growth, development of processing, and the creation of a more sustainable economic model. The program provided farmers with access to financial resources at all stages of the production cycle—from sowing campaigns to processing and marketing of finished products.
Furthermore, the ministry highlighted that the impact of preferential lending extends beyond export growth and affects the entire agro-industrial complex. In particular, the processing sector is developing rapidly: exports of high value-added products reached $3.6 billion, an increase of 35.3%.
According to Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov, the share of processed products in total exports exceeded 50%, indicating a gradual shift from a raw-material model toward a more diversified and resilient economy.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
March 31, 2026