In December 2025, JSC NC Food Contract Corporation began accepting applications for early financing of spring field work. To date, contracts have been signed for the supply of 142,000 tons of grain on a pre-payment basis. Furthermore, under the 2026 programs, funding limits for oilseed production and corn procurement have been increased. This was announced by Asylkhan Dzhuvashev, Chairman of the Board of JSC NC Food Contract Corporation, at the international conference Kazakh Grain & Logistic Forum, which was held on February 3-4 in Almaty.
He noted that the Food Contract Corporation, as the national grain market operator, focuses on ensuring food security, provides financial support to farmers, and plays a stabilizing role in the grain market. Among the main support tools are forward and direct purchase programs for agricultural products. Last year, 204 agricultural enterprises from the country's grain-producing regions used the forward financing mechanism. 30 billion tenge was allocated for these purposes.
Speaking at the conference, A. Dzhuvashev noted that over the past few years, there has been a trend toward expanding the production and processing of oilseeds amid growing demand for vegetable oils and edible protein. Kazakhstan is responding promptly to changes and challenges in the global market, including through diversification of crop acreage.
"The current agricultural season is demonstrating new features characteristic of the global grain market. A combination of record harvests, structural changes in trade, an increasing role for processing, and a simultaneous increase in uncertainty—from logistics to geopolitics and climate factors," said the head of the PKK.
Against this backdrop, Kazakhstan, as a systemic player in the Eurasian grain space, is facing not only challenges but also additional opportunities. This is primarily true in terms of exports, market diversification, and the development of deep processing.
Last year, thanks to a program to reimburse transportation costs, grain exports exceeded 13 million tonnes. Kazakh wheat was shipped to countries in North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia, including the first shipments to Vietnam. Total payments to exporters and grain producers exceeded 30 billion tenge, offsetting the transportation costs of over 1.7 million tons of wheat.
In 2026, the Food Corporation will continue to expand logistics routes and develop international partnerships.