Agricultural Gross Output in Kazakhstan Increased by 5.4% Over Ten Months

The growth was driven by an increase in production volumes in crop production by 6.7% and livestock production by 3.4%.

In the livestock sector over nine months:

• meat production in slaughter weight increased by 2.6% to 816.3 thousand tons;

• cow milk production rose by 5.7%, reaching 3 million tons;

• the number of cattle increased by 1.1% (to 8.5 million heads),
  horses by 6.4% (to 4.5 million heads),
  camels by 4.5% (to 299.7 thousand heads),
  poultry by 6.5% (to 49 million heads).

The food industry also shows positive dynamics: over 10 months, food production increased by 9.1% to 3.2 trillion tenge, and beverage production by 8.7%, reaching 1.0 trillion tenge.

Significant growth was recorded for key types of products:

• sugar — +13%,

• canned meat — +38.6%,

• vegetable oil — +21.7%,

• sausage products — +7.8%,

• butter — +19%,

• fermented dairy products — +6.6%.