Shanyrak Group to begin construction of egg processing plant in Kazakhstan in Aug

ASTANA. May 14 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's Shanyrak Group, a poultry and egg producer, plans to begin construction of an egg processing facility with a capacity of 1 million eggs per day in August, the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry said.

The project will be implemented in the Akmola region in partnership with Denmark's diversified Thorniko Group and its subsidiary Ovodan Egg Group.

On Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov met with representatives of Thorniko, Ovodan Egg Group and Shanyrak Group to discuss developing advanced egg processing in Kazakhstan, the ministry's press service said.

"The investors announced that construction of the facility with a capacity of 1 million eggs per day will begin in August 2025. The total project cost is 15 billion tenge [previously estimated at 12.5 billion tenge]," it said.

Advanced egg processing technologies will help Kazakhstan significantly reduce egg powder imports, mitigate seasonal price fluctuations, and enhance biosafety of egg products used in food and confectionery industries, Saparov said.

Currently, Kazakhstan's population is 100% supplied with domestically produced eggs, the ministry said.

Thorniko Group comprises over 130 companies operating in food production, egg processing equipment supply, real estate, retail, apparel and packaging manufacturing as well as venture capital.

Ovodan Egg Group produces liquid and powdered egg products along with a wide range of food service items.

Shanyrak Group owns several egg-laying and broiler poultry farms, as well as packaging and organic fertilizer production facilities.

The official exchange rate on May 14 is 510.06 tenge/$1.