This year, the production of sunflower oil in Kazakhstan has increased by nearly 25% in the first seven months.

It is worth noting that in the first half of this year, the total export volume of sunflower oil increased by 46.2%. Currently, Kazakhstan's sunflower oil is mainly exported to Russia and China, and is also sold to Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Germany, and France.

Nationwide, the average retail price of sunflower oil is 832 tenge per liter. As of August 12, the average price in Turkestan is the lowest at 745 tenge per liter, while the average price in Zhezkazgan is the highest at 928 tenge per liter.

According to 2024 statistics, Kazakhstan has become one of the top ten sunflower oil exporting countries in the world, ranking eighth. However, is the cultivation of sunflower seeds a profitable industry in Kazakhstan? Does this direction have development prospects? The Kazakh International News Agency has previously conducted an in-depth exploration of this issue.