In 2025, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway company, transported for export 11 million tons of grain, a record high volume over the past 10 years and a 33% increase compared to 2024, according to KTZ.
Grain export transportation to Central Asian countries increased by 30%, reaching 6.3 million tons.
Exports to Kyrgyzstan grew twofold; to Tajikistan – by 12%, reaching 1.4 million tons; and to Uzbekistan – by 32%, reaching 4.5 million tons.
Grain shipments to Azerbaijan increased threefold, to Iran – by 69%, and to Afghanistan – by 63%.
Transportation volumes to the Baltic countries increased six-fold, exceeding 800,000 tons.
Transportations to Black Sea and Baltic Sea ports increased by 49% and 67%, respectively.
Since the beginning of the current marketing year (September-December 2025), KTZ transported for export 4.7 million tons of grain, an 18% increase compared to the same period the previous year. Exports to Central Asian countries increased by 27% to 2.8 million tons, to Afghanistan — by 71%, to the Baltic countries — twofold, to Black Sea ports — by 47%, and to Baltic Sea ports — six-fold. Grain export to Uzbekistan increased by 41%, exceeding 2 million tons.
Grain exports to China increased by 30%, or 1 million tons, and exceeded 4.2 million tons.
Kazakhstan’s grain export structure to China has shifted toward processed grain with higher added value, such as compound animal feed — its export volume increased 3.5 times, from 0.7 million tons to 3.1 million tons. The export of raw grain was only 0.8 million tons.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in 2025 Kazakhstan harvested a total of 27.1 million tons of grain from 16 million hectares.
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