Kazakhstan Expands Grain Trade as Exports Jump by Over 58%

Kazakhstan exported 9.3 million tons of new harvest grain from September 2024 to July 10, 2025, marking a 58.4% increase compared to the same period in 2023-2024.

According to the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture, the key export destinations are Uzbekistan - 3.4 million tons (+32,8%), Tajikistan - 1.3 million tons (+ 45,8%), Afghanistan - 309,000 tons (+ 49,2%), Kyrgyzstan - 238,000 tons (+ 96%), Iran - 974,000 tons (17.5-fold increase), Azerbaijan - 713,000 tons (118.8-fold increase), The Caspian Post reports, citing Kazinform.

Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstan exported 15,000 tons of wheat to Vietnam via the territory of China by railway transport.

On June 18, a transit container train carrying high-quality Kazakhstani wheat for Vietnam arrived at China’s Lianyungang Port. It was the first train sent by Food Contract Corporation via the multimodal route.