Kazakhstan Expects 17 Million Tons of Wheat Harvest by Year-End
The Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture forecasts a wheat harvest of 17 million tons by the end of 2024, Kazinform reported on July 23. These volumes are sufficient to fully cover the needs of the domestic market and ship specific volumes for export.
In 2022, Kazakhstan's wheat harvest was 16.4 million tons, but it dropped to 12.1 million tons in 2023. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported a global wheat harvest of 808 million tons in 2022, with Kazakhstan ranking 14th. The top producers were China (138 million tons), India (108 million tons), and Russia (104 million tons).
In the first half of 2024, Kazakhstan's agricultural output grew by 3.4% to 1.6 trillion tenge (US$3.3 billion), with 1.5 trillion tenge (US$3.1 billion) from livestock and 83 billion tenge (US$174.9 million) from crops.(Source:astanatimes)
