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Kazakhstan completed its 2026 spring sowing campaign on schedule, with total sown area reaching 23.8 million hectares, up 180,000 hectares from 2025. The government allocated 750 billion tenge for concessional financing at 5% per annum.
The Research Bureau "Grains and Oilseeds. Kazakhstan" provided trade strategy recommendations for grain and oilseed producers, including price forecasts and sales advice for various crops.
Kazakhstan completed its 2026 sowing campaign with a total area of 23.8 million hectares, increasing oilseed and fodder areas while reducing wheat and rice. State support includes 750 billion tenge in preferential financing, fuel subsidies, and a machinery leasing program. Regional highlights include new grain processing investments in Akmola and leading flour production in Kostanay.
Kazakhstan's oilseed industry has seen significant growth, with export revenue increasing fourfold to $963 million, and the industry aims to further increase its foreign exchange earnings to over $1.5 billion.
Prime Minister Bektenov inspected the Qyzyljar SEZ in North Kazakhstan, noting 609 billion tenge in investments by 2025. Key projects include a bakery (37.3 billion tenge, 380 jobs, 15,000 tons/year), a mushroom farm, and equipment production.
Summary of Kazakhstan's completed sowing campaign, agricultural production data, and government directives.
Oilseed share in Kazakhstan's crops grows to 17%, with record harvests and new storage infrastructure financing.
The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan visited dairy farms and plants in the North Kazakhstan Region to check the implementation of the President's instructions for the development of the agricultural sector.
The Akmola region seized 22,254 hectares of unused agricultural land, returning it to state ownership after a court ruling.
Prodcorporation and Soy Sky Farm Tech signed a memorandum to boost grain and oilseed exports to China and Southeast Asia via Hong Kong, focusing on market access and logistics.
Prodkorporatsiya and Soy Sky Farm Tech signed a memo to boost Kazakh grain, legume, oilseed, and wheat flour exports to Asia via Hong Kong, focusing on market development, logistics, and soybean production.
Kazakhstan gains new export opportunities to Turkey and Europe after the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway upgrade, increasing capacity fivefold to 5 million tons per year.
