Kazakhstan continues to increase grain exports, confirming the strong demand for Kazakh agricultural products in foreign markets.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, from September 2025 to March 2026 (since the beginning of the current 2025-2026 marketing year), Kazakhstan exported 9.9 million tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent, a more than a million-ton increase compared to 8.7 million tons exported in the same period of the previous marketing year.
Kazakh grain is transported for export by the country’s national railway operator, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
Grain exports to Uzbekistan increased by 15%, from 7.3 million tons to 8.4 million tons. Exports to Kyrgyzstan grew 1.7-fold, from 233,000 tons to 393,000 tons. Exports to Afghanistan increased by 35%, from 1.1 million tons to 1.5 million tons, and to Turkmenistan — from 105,000 tons to 156,000 tons.
During the 2024-2025 marketing year (September 1, 2024 — August 31, 2025), Kazakhstan exported 15.3 million tons of grain and flour, 60% more than during the 2023-2024 season and the highest figure over the last 20 years.
Kazakhstan reported a record grain harvest for the second year in a row. In 2025, 25.9 million tons of grain were harvested, including 19.3 million tons of wheat.
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