Kazakhstan's sunflower oil exports grow by 48.5%

Kazakhstan's sunflower oil exports rose 48.5% in January–August to $672.8 million, according to the Agriculture Ministry, as cited by Qazinform News Agency. In volume terms, exports grew 35.9% to 611,400 tons.

By 2025, Kazakhstan had become one of the world's six largest sunflower oil exporters and the second-largest supplier to China. It is also among the top three exporters of sunflower meal to both the European Union and China.

Grain products also posted strong gains. Wheat exports rose 26.5% to $1.25 billion, and wheat and wheat-rye flour exports climbed 36% to $400 million. Flaxseed exports rose 2.3-fold in value to $387.8 million, while prepared animal feed exports rose 60.8% to $577.6 million. Combined exports of sunflower oil, flour and prepared animal feed reached $1.65 billion, about 48% higher than a year earlier.