“A total of 753 thousand tons of vegetable oil were produced n 2024, 12% up against 2023 (672.1 thousand tons). In January-February 2025, production increased by 26.7%, from 124.8 thousand tons to 158.1 thousand tons compared to the same period in 2024. Sunflower oil production increased by 22.4% - from 113 thousand tons to 138.2 thousand tons,” reads the report.
It is reported that in 2024, the area of oilseed crops was increased to 2.9 million hectares. The largest areas of oilseed crops are concentrated in such regions as North Kazakhstan (23.3% of the total area of crops), Kostanay (23%), Pavlodar (12.5%), Abay (10.2%), Akmola (9.2%) and East Kazakhstan (7.7%) regions.
According to the data, the oilseed crop yield amounted to 3.3 million tons, which was 53% more than in 2023 (2.1 million tons). Of this volume, 1.8 million tons were sunflower.
The production of vegetable oil continues to show growth.
“There are 88 enterprises in Kazakhstan with a processing capacity of about 4 million tons of raw materials per year. They are mainly concentrated in the East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan regions and the Abay region,” said the report.
According to the data, the volume of vegetable oil exports last year amounted to 582.1 thousand tons, which is 12% more than in 2023. The products are in high demand in China, where the share of exports is 42.4% of the total export volume, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia and Turkmenistan.
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