Kazakhstani oil mills are ready to increase the export of sunflower oil to Iran almost tenfold.

The Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Aidarbek Sapparov, discussed the expansion of sunflower oil exports from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Minister of Agricultural Jihad of Iran, Gholamreza Nouri Gezeldjehi. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, in 2024, 5,900 tons of this product were sent to Iran, and Kazakh processors are ready to increase volumes to 500,000 tons per year. An important step towards this will be the construction of oil loading terminals in the ports of Kuryk and Aktau, which will allow for increased throughput capacity and optimized logistics. In addition, the Iranian company Kourosh Food Industry expressed interest in creating enterprises in Kazakhstan for the processing of oilseed crops, the development of poultry farming, and the construction of logistics facilities. The head of the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed Iran's readiness to expand cooperation in these areas. As noted by the ...