Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev visited the "Turksib" market in Almaty, where he familiarized himself with the progress of work on the expanded supply of socially significant food products and measures to stabilize prices. The visit took place against the backdrop of systematic work to provide city residents with affordable and high-quality food.

Today, the "Turksib" market demonstrates stable growth dynamics in volumes. According to information from local executive bodies, direct meat supplies from farmers have been doubled here this year. If previously 230–250 carcasses were delivered to the market monthly, the current volume exceeds 500 carcasses per month. Expanding direct contracts with producers has allowed for an increase in supply and created real conditions for containing prices on meat products. The market has been fully modernized and meets modern trade and sanitary safety requirements. Its territory houses its own modern veterinary and sanitary laboratory, where daily product quality control is conducted. Specialized industrial-type refrigeration and freezing chambers are equipped for storing goods, ensuring compliance with all necessary temperature regimes. A separate initiative has been the organization of a special trading platform where socially significant food products are supplied directly from farmers in the Almaty region, Zhetysu region, East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Turkestan regions, as well as from abroad. A separate parking zone for trucks has been provided, which significantly simplifies logistics and allows for timely replenishment of the assortment, including during the off-season.

"A set of measures is being taken to curb prices and prevent unjustified increases in the cost of products in order to reduce inflation to an economically justified level. All available mechanisms are being used to ensure price stability and food accessibility for the population," noted Arman Shakkaliyev.
 
 Since the beginning of 2026, the consumer price index for socially significant food products in Almaty has been 0.2%. For further price stabilization, the city akimat (administration) is implementing a set of measures. Within the framework of "revolving" loans and "forward" contracts, supplies of 26 thousand tons of products have been secured, including vegetables, rice, chicken meat, eggs, and sugar. Additionally, an increase in volumes is being worked out through the allocated 8 billion tenge, which will allow for expanding the supply of dairy, meat, and grocery products, as well as organizing off-season supplies of early vegetables from the Turkestan region and Central Asian countries. The format of "weekend" fairs is actively developing: by the end of 2026, it is planned to hold over a thousand fairs, 2.5 times more than the previous year. Modernization of existing social pavilions, expansion of their areas, and opening of new retail outlets are planned to improve product accessibility for the population.

 As part of state control since the beginning of the year, meetings of the regional commission have been held, administrative protocols have been drawn up, and fines have been imposed for exceeding the maximum 15% trade markup on socially significant goods. Inspections continue at food markets, convenience stores, and vegetable pavilions, while explanatory work among entrepreneurs has been intensified.

For reference: The "Turksib" market, the total area of the trading complex is 6.9 hectares, the area of the trading building is 14,700 sq. m. It houses 741 trading places and is equipped with a parking lot of 20,625 sq. m for 1,650 cars. It represents a fully modernized, modern trading platform focused on providing residents of Almaty with quality food products and consumer goods at affordable prices.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1165702?lang=kk