The research bureau "Grain and Oilseeds. Kazakhstan" on 25.05.2026 presented current weighted average prices including VAT at the elevator and implementation recommendations. Grains: No significant decrease in wheat prices is expected due to limited carryover stocks. Prices (KZT/kg): soft wheat class 3, 28 gluten+ — 115 (recommendation STOP, possible max 145); class 3, up to 25 gluten — 100 (AS NEEDED, max 110); class 3, up to 23 gluten — 96 (AS NEEDED, max 100); class 4, up to 20 gluten — 95 (STOP, max 95); class 5, up to 17 gluten — 85 (AS NEEDED, max 90).
Barley class 2 — 89 (AS NEEDED, max 95). Durum (protein 14+) — 93 (SELL, max 110); (protein 15+) — 106 (SELL, max 130, min 90). Oilseeds/pulses: With a good gross flax harvest, the market may shift to a more balanced format, and with the mass arrival of the new harvest, to a "buyer's market." Prices (KZT/kg): flax — 220 (AS NEEDED, max 250); rapeseed — 225 (AS NEEDED, max 250); sunflower — 215 (AS NEEDED, max 260); safflower — 176 (AS NEEDED, max 200); soybeans — 193 (AS NEEDED, max 250); white mustard — 215 (AS NEEDED, max 260). Peas (yellow, northern regions, premium quality) — 103 (SELL, max 145).
Red lentils (excluding VAT) — 127 (SELL, max 200); green (large packaging, excluding VAT) — 170, decrease by 10 (SELL, max 250).