Kazakhstan is steadily increasing wheat flour production and exports. According to APK-Inform, citing official statistics, around 3.1 million tons of flour were produced in the republic during the first 10 months of the 2025/26 MY (September-June). This is 16% more than the volume recorded during the same period of the previous season (2.67 million tons).
Exports increased even more significantly during this period, by 20%, from 1.56 million tons to 1.88 million tons.
As for the export geography, Afghanistan remains the main consumer of Kazakh wheat flour, increasing its imports by 21% this season to 1.14 million tons.
Uzbekistan, by contrast, reduced its purchases by 16% to 311.5 thousand tons.
At the same time, other Central Asian countries significantly increased their imports of flour from Kazakhstan: Kyrgyzstan by 116% to 227 thousand tons, Turkmenistan by 87% to 122 thousand tons, and Tajikistan by 31% to 54.6 thousand tons.
We invite you to discuss the current situation in Kazakhstan’s flour milling industry, key trends and export prospects at the VI International Conference “Asia Grains&Oils Conference in Tashkent 2026”, which will take place in the capital of Uzbekistan on September 16. Zhomart Motyshev, president of the Union of Grain Processors of Kazakhstan, will be the speaker on this topic.
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