According to JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, from September 1 to October 19, 2025, Kazakhstan exported 1.6 million tons of new-harvest grain, a 14% increase compared to the same period last year (1.4 million tons). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
"The main growth in volumes was recorded in the direction of the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Exports to Uzbekistan increased by 41% – from 568,000 tons to 801,000 tons, to Tajikistan by 3.8% (from 236,000 to 245,000 tons), and to Kyrgyzstan by 2.6 times (from 17,000 to 45,000 tons)," the ministry noted.
Exports to Azerbaijan also increased significantly - by 3.4 times (from 11 thousand to 38 thousand tons), to Afghanistan - by 28.6% (from 56 thousand to 72 thousand tons) and to Turkmenistan - by 66.7% (from 3 thousand to 5 thousand tons).