Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to China increased by 82.4% in the first three months of this year, reaching $550 million. In 2025, Kazakh exports grew by 35.3% to $1.43 billion. This was announced at a meeting between Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yermek Kenzhekhanuly and Liu Huanxin, head of China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (NAFRA).
The officials discussed expanding agricultural trade between the two countries, which in 2025 increased by 36.8% to $1.97 billion. From January to March 2026, this figure grew by 61.7% to $697 million.
Kazakh exports accounted for most of bilateral trade during this period, with the main export commodities being animal feed, vegetable oil, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, and rapeseed oil.
Kenzhekhanuly emphasized that China remains one of Kazakhstan’s key partners in the agricultural sector.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Kazakhstan and China have to date signed protocols for the export of 34 types of Kazakh agricultural products, including 21 types of crops and 13 types of livestock products. The register of authorized exporters to China now includes 3,601 Kazakh companies.
Liu Huanxin confirmed China’s interest in a stable supply of high-quality Kazakh agricultural products.
“Your country is an important partner for China in ensuring food security and developing sustainable agricultural supply chains. We are ready to further strengthen practical cooperation, expand trade, and support joint projects in grain trading, logistics, and processing,” said the head of NAFRA.
The meeting focused on the prospects for long-term contracts for the supply of grain and oilseeds, establishment of logistics hubs and dry ports, and exchange of agricultural storage and processing technologies.
The parties also agreed to establish a joint Chinese-Kazakh grain trading platform. It will be based on the existing Chinese national online platform for grain trading and will allow businesses from both countries to conduct transactions through competitive bidding and direct negotiations.
The new platform will primarily focus on soybean and oilseed trade.
