ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 2. Export of Kazakh agricultural products increased by 5 percent in the first 6 months of 2023 compared to the same period last year (from $2.6 billion to $2.7 billion), Trend reports.
The data from the Ministry of Agriculture shows that export of crop products in the first half of the year amounted to $1.56 billion, which is 4.7 percent higher than in the first six months of the previous year ($1.49 billion). Export of livestock products amounted to $80 million, which is 18 percent higher than in the first 6 months of the previous year ($67.8 million).
Exports of processed agricultural products in the first half of the year amounted to $1.1 billion, which is 5 percent more than in the first six months of 2022 ($1 billion). During the specified period, the share of processed products in the total volume of exports of agricultural products amounted to 40.1 percent.
The top 5 agricultural products supplied to foreign markets include wheat, flour, sunflower oil, flax seeds and barley.
Due to the increase in production volumes, the export of agricultural products in 2022 amounted to $5.6 billion, which is 46 percent higher than in 2021. Exports of processed agricultural products increased by 64 percent and amounted to $2.3 billion. The share of processed products in exports increased from 37 percent to 42 percent.
