The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Kazakhstan transported 9.3 million tons of grain by rail during the first eight months of 2026, a 13% increase from the same period last year, according to the Qazinform news agency, citing Kazakhstan’s Transport Vice Minister Zhanibek Taizhanov.
Of the total volume, 7.2 million tons were transported for
export, while another 2.1 million tons were supplied within Kazakhstan,
Taizhanov said at a government meeting, according to Qazinform.
Grain shipments to Central Asian countries increased by 37%,
while shipments to China rose by 34%, the report said.
Grain exports through Russian ports increased by 9%, while
shipments to Afghanistan rose 4.4 times to 655,000 tons, according to figures
cited by Qazinform.
Taizhanov also reported a 38% increase in combined fodder
exports, which reached 2.6 million tons during the period.
Earlier, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Agriculture Azat
Sultanov said the country planned to commission 15 additional vegetable storage
facilities by the end of 2026, with a combined capacity of 129,000 tons,
Qazinform reported.
