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Against the backdrop of increasing agricultural exports, Kazakhstan has decided to expand grain supplies by rail through Russia. It is reported that container shipments along the North-South transport corridor in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 63%, reaching over 1000 20-foot containers.
The North-South corridor, connecting Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, has a significant capacity of 10 million tons. Its eastern route through Kazakhstan is becoming increasingly important for regional trade, notes the publication.
According to the report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kazakhstan, the largest grain producer in Central Asia and a major exporter, had a good wheat harvest, leading to a sharp increase in its exports in the 2024/25 season.
Wheat production is expected to reach 16.5 million tons in the current year, which is 26% higher than the previous year. This was achieved due to a 43% increase in yield. Strong demand from China also contributed to the growth in total wheat and wheat flour exports to 10 million tons, the highest level in the last 13 years.
Barley production is also expected to increase to 3.25 million tons, which is 2.6 million tons more than last year.
Kazakhstan exported over 650 thousand tons of grain through Russian and Baltic ports from September 2024 to April 2025. At the same time, container freight traffic between China and Russia through Kazakhstan increased by 30% on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2025, exceeding 132,000 20-foot containers.
Earlier, an agreement was announced between Kazakhstan and China to triple the transportation of vegetable oils by rail. Kazakh oil plants plan to increase vegetable oil deliveries to 500 thousand tons per year, as well as increase the volumes of oilseed cake and meal deliveries to a similar level.
