Kazakhstan: record oilseed harvest — over 5 million tonnes

Harvesting in Kazakhstan is nearing completion: 96% of the grain and pulse area has been threshed and 23 million tonnes of grain collected. Vice Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov reported this at a government meeting on October 13.

Key figures

• Grain: 23 million t
• 96% of area harvested
• Yield: 1.52 t/ha
• Oilseeds: 3.7 million t
• +150% year on year
• Forecast: over 5 million t

The state continues to renew the machinery fleet: preferential leasing will be raised to 350 billion tenge. The goal is to raise the farm machinery renewal rate from 6.5% to 8% and cut fleet wear from 80% to 65%. Funding for spring field work and harvesting this year is planned to reach 750 billion tenge.

Source: Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, primeminister.kz · Telegram post