Vice Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Yermek Kenzhekhanuly, held a meeting with Liu Huanxin, Head of China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (NAFRA).

During the talks, the parties discussed the current state and future prospects of bilateral cooperation, the expansion of agricultural trade, the implementation of investment projects, and the strengthening of food security.

Yermek Kenzhekhanuly emphasized that China remains one of Kazakhstan’s key strategic partners in the agricultural sector.

At the end of 2025, bilateral agricultural trade between the two countries increased by 36.8% and reached USD 1.97 billion. In January–March 2026, the figure grew by 61.7%, reaching USD 697 million.

Kazakhstan’s agricultural exports to China increased by 35.3% in 2025, totaling USD 1.43 billion. The main export items included animal feed, vegetable oils, flax and sunflower seeds, and rapeseed oil. During the first three months of the current year, exports rose by 82.4%, reaching USD 550 million.

Currently, Kazakhstan and China have signed protocols covering the export of 34 types of agricultural products, including 21 categories of crop products and 13 categories of livestock products. A total of 3,601 enterprises have been included in the register of companies authorized to export to China.

For his part, Liu Huanxin highlighted the strong potential for agricultural cooperation between the two countries and confirmed China’s interest in stable supplies of high-quality products.

“Your country is an important partner for China in ensuring food security and developing sustainable agricultural supply chains. We are ready to further strengthen practical cooperation, expand trade, and support joint projects in grain trade, logistics, and processing,” the head of NAFRA emphasized.

Particular attention during the meeting was given to the prospects of concluding long-term contracts for the supply of grain and oilseed crops, creating logistics hubs and dry ports, as well as exchanging technologies for the storage and processing of agricultural products.

Another topic of discussion was the development of digital tools for grain trading. The Kazakh side expressed interest in studying China’s experience in implementing a digital grain trading platform.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to establish a joint Chinese-Kazakh grain trading platform. The project is being implemented in accordance with the China–Central Asia Action Plan under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The platform will be created on the basis of China’s existing National Internet Grain Trading Platform and will allow businesses from both countries to conduct transactions through competitive bidding and direct negotiations.

The platform’s main product range will focus on soybeans and other oilseed crops.

In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and NAFRA, along with a cooperation agreement between Food Contract Corporation JSC and the Grain Trade Coordination Center under NAFRA.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/moa/press/news/details/1224873?lang=ru