The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the national company "Food Corporation" have held discussions with the Turkish company "Armada Gıda" to explore prospects for cooperation in exporting Kazakh lentils to Turkey. The meetings also covered plans to establish a lentil processing plant in the Kostanay region. Armada Gıda has shown interest in long-term cooperation and investment in the development of the processing industry. The Food Corporation proposed schemes to optimize lentil exports, including consolidating export lots and financial support for forward purchases. The parties also addressed transport logistics and routes for delivering products to the Turkish market, leading to enhanced cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkey in the legumes sector.