Kazakhstan is planning to increase its wheat exports to China and Asian countries to 1.6 million tons, and the export potential to Turkey and Middle Eastern countries is approximately 1 million tons. The country has already reached preliminary agreements to export 600,000 tons of wheat to Armenia and 1 million tons to Italy. Negotiations with North African countries for the export of 200,000 tons of grain are also underway. In the 2022/23 grain season, Kazakhstan exported a record-breaking 7.3 million tons of wheat. In 2022, the country's wheat exports generated $1.91 billion, making it the 11th largest wheat exporter globally.