By 2025, Kazakhstan sharply increased the areas of sowing and production of oilseed and legume crops, reducing the areas under wheat.

In 2025, the areas for harvesting grain crops in Kazakhstan decreased by 5.8% compared to the previous year to 15.129 million hectares, while the post-harvest collection increased by 1.5% to 24.948 million tons. In terms of crops, the areas and yields changed as follows: The areas for wheat harvesting decreased by 6.7% to 12.195 million hectares (specifically, soft wheat by 5.6% to 11.801 million hectares and hard wheat by 31% to 0.394 million hectares), while the yield increased by 4% to the second highest figure in history (after 2011) of 19.326 million tons (specifically, soft wheat by 5.5% to 18.531 million tons, while the hard wheat yield decreased by 22% to 795 thousand tons). The areas under oilseeds increased by 44% compared to the previous year to 3.95 million hectares, and the yield by 48% to 4.948 million tons, specifically: The areas under leguminous crops increased by 59% to 777 thousand hectares, and the yield by 56% to a record 998 thousand tons, specifically: ...