Kazakhstan has harvested 24.3 million tonnes of grain. This is one of the highest indicators in the last 15 years. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

The Ministry of Agriculture reported that about 72% of soft wheat delivered to elevators corresponds to the third class. In 48% of the tested samples, the gluten content exceeds 28%. In Akmola Region, the share of third-class wheat reaches 90%, and that of Hi-Pro category wheat reaches 70%.

"According to preliminary data, about 72% of soft wheat delivered to elevators corresponds to the third class. In 48% of the tested samples, the gluten content exceeds 28%. In Akmola Region, the share of third-class wheat reaches 90%, and that of Hi-Pro category wheat reaches 70%," the Ministry of Agriculture said.

High quality indicators create additional opportunities for using Kazakh grain for food purposes, developing processing, and strengthening the competitive positions of domestic products in foreign markets.

Positive dynamics also continue in the export direction. Over the last two marketing years, Kazakhstan exported 15.5 million and 16 million tonnes of grain and flour in grain equivalent, respectively. These are record figures since independence.

According to data from JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, from September to October 19, 2026, grain exports amounted to 1.657 million tonnes, an increase of 9%.

To further improve production efficiency, systematic work continues on modernizing the agro-industrial complex. Key areas include expanding farmers' access to preferential financing, renewing agricultural machinery, increasing the provision of mineral fertilizers and quality seeds, introducing modern agricultural technologies, rational use of land and water resources, and adapting agriculture to climate change.

Over the past three years, the volume of mineral fertilizer application has increased almost threefold and reached 1.8 million tonnes in 2025. In 2026, with a planned indicator of 2.3 million tonnes, 2.1 million tonnes have already been applied. The share of elite seeds has reached 12%, creating prerequisites for further increasing yields and the quality of agricultural products.

More than 130,000 tractors, 29,000 grain harvesters, 17,000 headers, and about 130,000 units of other agricultural machinery were involved in the 2026 harvesting operations. Thanks to the consistent renewal of the machine and tractor fleet, the wear rate of agricultural machinery decreased from 85% to 65% between 2023 and 2025. By the end of 2026, it is planned to bring the machinery renewal rate to 8%.

Additional support for the technical re-equipment of the industry is provided by the preferential leasing program. Since its launch, farmers have purchased more than 12,700 tractors and 2,340 grain harvesters. Machinery purchased under the program accounts for almost 10% of the country's total fleet of tractors and grain harvesters.

Further development of the agro-industrial complex will be linked to a consistent increase in yields, improvement of grain quality, expansion of the use of modern agricultural technologies, and strengthening the resource provision of agricultural producers.

Earlier, Kursiv wrote that Kazakhstan expects to harvest about 23 million tonnes of grain in 2026.