Agricultural production in Kazakhstan in 2020 increased by almost 6%

The volume of agricultural production in Kazakhstan in 2020 amounted to 6.271 trillion tenge, which is 5.6% more than in 2019, the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms reported. Livestock products were produced for 2.624 trillion tenge (an increase of 3%), crop production - for 3.606 trillion tenge (an increase of 7.8%). As of January 1, 2021, the cattle population reached 7.848 million heads, which is 5.5% more than on January 1, 2019. The number of pigs increased by 0.8% to 819.9 thousand heads, horses - by 9.3% to 3.118 million heads, sheep - by 4.9%, to 17.736 million heads, the ...