Kazakhstan grain exports rise 12.7% since start of agricultural yearKazakhstan has exported 8.9 million tonnes of grain since the start of the current agricultural year in September 2025, a 12.7% increase from the same period last year, the Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday.Exports since September totaled 8.9 million tons as of March 18, up from 7.9 million tons a year earlier, according to the ministry.Deliveries to Uzbekistan, the largest importer of Kazakh grain, rose nearly 14% to 7.5 million tonnes. Exports to Kyrgyzstan nearly doubled to 354,000 tonnes, while shipments to Afghanistan increased 18% to 1.3 million tonnes. Grain exports to Turkmenistan grew 50% to 145,000 tonnes.The ministry has said it plans to export 13 million tonnes of grain from the new harvest during the current agricultural year, roughly maintaining the level of the previous year.Kazakhstan increased its grain harvest by 2% in 2025 to 27 million tonnes, with an average yield of 1.7 tonnes per hectare. In 2024, farmers harvested 26.5 million tonnes with an average yield of 1.6 tonnes per hectare. (ICE ALMATY)

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