ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 3. Livestock farming, which contributes around 40 percent to Kazakhstan’s gross agricultural production, remains vital to the country’s food security, with its production volume rising 3.4 percent to nearly 2 trillion tenge ($3.8 billion) from January through July 2025, Trend reports via the press service of Kazakhstan’s prime minister.
Meat production went up by 2 percent (608,800 tons), and milk
shot up by 6.5 percent (2.25 million tons). The number of livestock
and poultry is steadily picking up: cattle—8.7 million heads (+0.3
percent), horses—4.6 million (+6.7 percent), camels—300,000 (+3.9
percent), and million (+6.6 percent).
Kazakhstan’s export positions are strengthening: in the first five
months of 2025, beef shipments grew 2.5 times (12,300 tons), and
mutton 2.6 times (9,200 tons). For the first time, pork exports
were recorded at 797 tons. These results indicate the
competitiveness of domestic products and their demand in
international markets.
“In meat cattle breeding, loans with a net 5 percent interest rate
amounted to 50 billion tenge ($95 million), and 44 billion tenge
($83.6 million) was allocated for processing enterprises in 2025.
To solve the problem of insufficient collateral for loans, there is
a guarantee program covering up to 85 percent of the loan amount,”
said Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture, Aidarbek Saparov.
Thus, Kazakhstan’s livestock sector demonstrates steady development: domestic production is growing, export positions are strengthening, new support mechanisms are being formed, and world-class clusters are being created, making the industry one of the key growth points of the entire agro-industrial complex, the Ministry of Agriculture notes.
