In 2021, Russian agricultural exports to Kazakhstan increased by 22%

For 8 months of 2021, RUSSIA supplied to Kazakhstan 4.2 million tons of agricultural products worth more than $1.6 billion. In physical terms, the volume of exports increased by 12%, in monetary terms - by 22%. Thus, Kazakhstan confidently maintains its position in the top 5 buyers of Russian food with a share of 7.4%.

Kazakhstan is the largest buyer of Russian confectionery. In January-August, 120 thousand tons of sweets were delivered to this country (+17% compared to the same period in 2020) worth $238 million (+25%). About 45% of the value volume fell on FLOUR confectionery, 42% - chocolate, the rest - sugary.

The growth occurred despite all the difficulties observed in foreign trade, including logistical problems, emphasizes Vyacheslav Lashmankin, executive DIRECTOR of the Askond Association of Confectionery Industry Enterprises. “Kazakhstan has historically been one of the largest markets for Russian confectionery. Consumers are well aware of our products, and Russian manufacturers offer the widest range for every taste and budget,” Lashmankin told Agroexport. – Despite the fact that competition from Kazakh producers is becoming more and more tangible, Russian confectioners feel quite confident in the market. There are two large modern enterprises operating in the country, but there are more than a thousand confectionery companies in Russia today. Thus, Russian manufacturers have a much wider product line,

Kazakhstan also tops the list of leading importers of drinks from Russia. From the beginning of the year to August, their deliveries increased by 52% year-on-year to $151 million. Including exports of sweet carbonated drinks from Russia to Kazakhstan exceeded 131 million liters (+69%) worth $86 million (+90%) , beer - 58 million liters (+23%) for $24 million (+25%), coffee and tea extracts - 4.5 thousand tons (+11%) for $18 million (+9.6% ).

“The growth in the EXPORT of non-alcoholic beverages to Kazakhstan is caused by the regional situation during the ongoing pandemic,” says Maxim Novikov, President of Soyuznapitka. “In the situation of fluctuations in the exchange rate and changes in logistics schemes, the Russian industry was able to increase the supply of soft drinks and meet the demand in the Kazakhstani market.”

Russian exports of tobacco products to the neighboring country decreased by 4.8% to 12 thousand tons in physical terms and by 3.5% to $133 million in value terms. More than a third of the total volume of Russian exports of tobacco products falls on Kazakhstan.

Export of fruits and vegetables processed products to Kazakhstan in January-August increased by 17% to 75 thousand tons worth $117 million (+16%). Including 11,000 tons of potato chips and cereals (+32%) worth $26 million (+23%), fruit juices – 22,000 tons (+17%) worth $13 million (+26%) ), jams and marmalades - 7.3 thousand tons (+23%) worth $12 million (+27%).

SUGAR supplies to Kazakhstan this year amounted to 169 thousand tons, which is 32% less than in January-August 2020. The value of sugar exports decreased by 4.3% to $90 million.

In addition, this year Kazakhstan has significantly increased its purchases of wheat in Russia (by 54% to $75 million), sausages (by 36% to $70 million), soybeans (7.9 times to $21 million) , barley (by 2.4 times to $13 million), ALCOHOL (by 2.2 times to $11 million) and other goods.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is an agrarian country that provides not only domestic needs, but is also a significant player in the world market in a number of categories of agricultural products. In the structure of the country's agricultural exports, the leading positions are occupied by wheat and wheat flour, flax seeds, barley, and sunflower oil.

According to the FAO, the Republic is among the top 15 countries producing wheat, barley and sunflower seeds, and is also the world's largest producer of oil flax. At the end of 2020, the gross harvest of grain crops in the Republic increased by 15% compared to 2019 to 20.1 million tons, vegetables of open and protected ground - by 5.4% to 4.6 million tons, while the harvest of oilseeds crops decreased by 1.1% to 2.6 million tons.

In 2021, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, due to unfavorable weather conditions, the production of grains and legumes will be reduced to 16 million tons, resulting in the export of grain and flour in the 2021/22 season to be 6-6.5 million tons. USDA predicts that Kazakh exports of wheat this season will decrease by 11% to 7.2 million tons, barley - by 24% to 800 thousand tons.

In 2020, Kazakhstan exported agricultural products worth $3.3 billion. However, despite the export orientation in a number of categories, last year the Republic again became a net importer of food products: according to ITC Trade Map statistics, total imports exceeded $4 billion. dollars In the structure of agro-imports, the bulk accounted for beet sugar, chocolate confectionery, flour confectionery and poultry MEAT. The main exporter of agricultural products to this country is Russia with a share of 51% in 2020.

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According to the Federal Center "Agroexport", the main commodity items with export potential in the Kazakhstan market are confectionery, products of the oil and fat industry (margarine, sunflower oil), poultry meat, finished meat products, dairy products, ready-made sauces and other agricultural products .