Kazakh oilseed processors sign $108 million in export agreements in Shanghai
According to the National Association of Oilseed Processors (NAPMK), the association is showcasing products from Kazakhstan’s oils and fats industry at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) for the fourth consecutive year. Participation in the exhibition provides opportunities to find partners and sign contracts. The association also highlighted the event’s importance for developing business contacts and trade and economic ties with China.
The exhibition programme included an “Invest in Xinjiang” presentation. Participants included Xu Baike, Deputy Secretary-General of the People’s Government of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Nurlan Akkoshkarov, Kazakhstan’s Consul General in Shanghai. Alexander Yashkov, Executive Director of NAPMK, gave a presentation on the industry’s development and Kazakhstan’s export opportunities.
Yashkov said that the volume of Kazakhstan’s oils and fats exports had increased fivefold over the past five seasons. More than 1.8 million tonnes were shipped abroad in the 2025/2026 season. Export revenue also rose fivefold over the same five-year period, reaching US$1.233 billion.
More than 20 countries buy Kazakhstan’s oils and fats products. Export destinations include China, Central Asia, the European Union and the Middle East. China ranks second among the largest importers of these products from Kazakhstan.
Over the past five seasons, revenue from Kazakhstan’s exports of vegetable oils, oilseed meals and oilcakes to China increased by US$385 million to US$438 million. According to Yashkov, strong demand from Chinese buyers is demonstrated by the signing of multimillion-dollar contracts every year.
Yashkov also linked opportunities to expand cooperation with Chinese partners to the size of China’s market. According to the estimate he cited, China will import a combined 16 million tonnes of vegetable oils, oilseed meals and oilcakes in the current season.
