And has resumed supplies to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, which had been interrupted for the past five years. The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan published statistics on grain and flour exports in grain equivalent from the new harvest on August 2, 2025. According to KTZ (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy), from September 2024 to July 2025, 12.4 million tons of grain and flour in grain equivalent were exported, which is 34% higher than in the same period of 2023–2024 (9.3 million tons).
Significant increases in the export of grain and flour from the new harvest have been recorded to the following countries:
- Uzbekistan: +28.2% (from 3.384 million tons to 4.338 million tons)
- Tajikistan: +39.2% (from 1.039 million tons to 1.446 million tons)
- Kyrgyzstan: +2.5 times (from 156 thousand tons to 398 thousand tons)
- Iran: +17.3 times (from 56 thousand tons to 974 thousand tons)
- Azerbaijan: +120 times (from 6 thousand tons to 723 thousand tons)
“The key achievement of the 2024–2025 season was the expansion of the geography of grain exports due to the opening of new markets,” the statement said. “For the first time, Kazakhstan began deliveries to some European countries that had not previously been part of the grain import list: Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Norway, and the United Kingdom.” The Ministry of Agriculture notes that “there is active interest in Kazakhstani products” from buyers in the UAE, Vietnam, and North African countries. Through the national grain operator, JSC “National Food Corporation,” about 60 thousand tons were exported to North Africa (Morocco), and 15 thousand tons of wheat were sent to Vietnam.
Kazakhstani grain exporters have also resumed deliveries to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, which had been interrupted for the last five years. The export of durum wheat to Italy has also significantly increased, the statement reports.