In 2024, Kazakhstan increased the area of sunflower, flax, and rapeseed

Published 2024년 8월 2일

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Kazakhstan has increased the area under oilseeds for the 2024 harvest, according to the Bureau of National Statistics. The total area sown with oilseeds is 2.93 million hectares, an increase from 2.79 million hectares last year. The area under sunflower and oil flax has increased significantly, along with rapeseed. Soybeans were sown at approximately the same level as last year, while the area of safflower has decreased.

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This year, Kazakhstan has slightly increased the area under oilseeds. As APK-Inform reports with reference to preliminary data from the Bureau of National Statistics, 2.93 million hectares were sown with oilseeds for the 2024 harvest (versus 2.79 million hectares last year). In particular, Kazakh agricultural producers increased the area under sunflower to 1.287 million hectares (versus 1.15 million hectares in 2023). The area under oil flax also increased – to 971.64 thousand hectares (against 909.13 thousand hectares). The area under rapeseed increased even more significantly - from 97.9 thousand hectares to 154.6 thousand hectares. Soybeans ...

Source: Zol