In January-September of this year, Kazakhstan produced 827,800 tonnes of vegetable oil. This is 25.2% more compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Bureau reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
In the first nine months of 2025, 661,000 tonnes of product were produced. Thus, this year production volume increased by 166,800 tonnes.
The main part of vegetable oil is produced in East Kazakhstan, Abai, North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, as well as in the cities of Almaty and Shymkent.
In addition, in January-August, vegetable oil exports reached 704,700 tonnes. This is 39.7% more compared to the same period last year. Import volume, on the contrary, decreased by 6.4% and amounted to 128,300 tonnes.
In the domestic market, 176,900 tonnes of vegetable oil were sold during this period.