Kazakhstan increases exports of new-crop grain 2% to 2.3 mln tonnes in Sept-Oct 2026

ASTANA. Nov 3 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan shipped 2.26 million tonnes of new-crop grain for export in the first two months of the current agricultural year (September 2026-August 2027), up 2% compared to the figure for the same period last year (2.22 million tonnes), the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry's press service said.

Of that total, exports to Uzbekistan grew 1.3% over the two months to 1.06 million tonnes, and exports to Tajikistan rose 19% to 351,000 tonnes. Supplies to China increased 2.6-fold to 373,000 tonnes and to Afghanistan they increased 1.9-fold to 200,000 tonnes.

As reported, Kazakhstan harvested 24.3 million tonnes of grain during the 2026 harvest campaign, down 10% from the figure for last year (27 million tonnes).

Kazakhstan exported 15.5 million tonnes of grain in the 2025-2026 agricultural year (September 2025-August 2026).