Kazakhstan in 2025 sharply increased the area sown and production of oilseeds and pulses, reducing the area under wheat

In 2025, the area of grain crops harvested in Kazakhstan decreased by 5.8% compared to the previous year to 15.129 million hectares, and the harvest after processing increased by 1.5% to 24.948 million tons. By crop, the area and yield changed as follows: Wheat harvest areas decreased by 6.7% to 12.195 million hectares (in particular, soft wheat – by 5.6% to 11.801 million hectares and durum wheat – by 31% to 0.394 million hectares), and the harvest increased by 4% to the second highest in history (after 2011) of 19.326 million tons (in particular, soft wheat – by 5.5% to 18.531 million tons, while the durum wheat harvest decreased by 22% to 795 thousand tons). The area under oilseeds increased by 44% to 3.95 million hectares compared to last year, and the harvest increased by 48% to 4.948 million tons, in particular: The area under pulses increased by 59% to 777 thousand hectares, and the harvest increased by 56% to a record 998 thousand tons, in particular: Kazakhstan has ...