Kazakhstan is wrapping up its 2025 harvest season, with the government’s operational headquarters reviewing the preliminary results of this year’s campaign, the press service of the Kazakh government reported on October 24, 2025, according to Zakon.kz.
According to operational data, almost 99% of grain crops have been harvested, covering 15.8 million hectares. The collection of leguminous crops is also nearly complete, reaching a record volume of more than 1 million tons. The harvest of corn (134,000 ha, 77%) and oilseeds (3.5 million tons, 74%) continues, while potato (3 million tons), vegetables (3.9 million tons), and melons (2.6 million tons) have been fully gathered.
High yields were made possible by the timely application of fertilizers and early financing of spring fieldwork. Out of the 700 billion tenge allocated for the 2025 planting season, 502 billion have been utilized. The Agrarian Credit Corporation has already begun accepting applications for preferential financing of the 2026 sowing campaign.
Farmers have also submitted applications totaling 253 billion tenge under the 250 billion tenge agricultural machinery leasing program, which will allow the renewal of about 8,000 units of farming equipment. Through the “Damu” Fund, the government continues to guarantee up to 85% of loans for spring and autumn fieldwork, helping farmers with limited collateral access affordable credit. To date, 1,336 guarantees worth 196.9 billion tenge have been issued, with total loans amounting to 231.7 billion tenge.
Licensed grain storage facilities remain stable during the peak delivery period: since the start of the harvest, elevators have received 6.7 million tons of grain—double the amount recorded during the same period last year (3.4 million tons in 2024). More than half of this (54%) is third-class grain.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov noted that from early October, sugar factories began receiving newly harvested beets. To prevent truck congestion, the “Aksu Kant” plant has introduced an electronic queue system. In the Zhetysu region alone, 154,000 tons of sugar beets have already been harvested.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin heard reports from deputy akims of major grain-producing regions. While regions have an adequate supply of discounted diesel fuel, they are facing a shortage of gas for grain drying. The vice premier instructed the Ministry of Energy to allocate additional gas volumes to ensure timely grain processing.
CentralasianLIGHT.org,
October 24, 2025