The export of potatoes, cabbage, and onions from Kazakhstan in the first half of the year decreased, while the export of carrots increased (infographic)

Kazakhstan has significantly reduced its export of potatoes, while the sales volumes of staple vegetables abroad have changed in different directions, reports EastFruit. In January-June 2025, the supplies of staple vegetables from Kazakhstan to other countries decreased severalfold. Potato exports amounted to 23.7 thousand tons for the half-year. This is immediately 12.4 times less than in the first half of 2024. According to LS, the main volume Kazakhstan sold to Uzbekistan – 17.2 thousand tons (-14 times). For comparison: in January-June of last year, 243.6 thousand tons were sent to this country. Supplies to Turkmenistan also decreased sharply – by 36.3 times, to 483 tons, and to Tajikistan – by 527 times, to 64.9 tons. At the same time, 5.9 thousand tons of potatoes went to Russia, which is 12 times more than in 2024. Read also: A pilot project to introduce a food price monitoring system is being launched in Kazakhstan In addition to these countries, Belarus also purchased the ...