Mutual trade in agricultural products between Kazakhstan and Belarus reached $365 million in 2025, increasing by 31% compared with the previous year. This was announced by the press service of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture, following the seventh meeting of the Council on Agro-Industrial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Union, held in Almaty. The figure was presented during the meeting between Kazakhstan's Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov and Belarusian Minister of Agriculture and Food Yuri Gorlov.
The sides discussed key areas for further development of cooperation in the agro-industrial sector. Positive trade dynamics have continued in 2026, with mutual trade in agricultural products increasing by 18% in January-May, according to the ministry. According to the ministry, one of Kazakhstan's key priorities remains diversifying agricultural exports and increasing the share of deeply processed products.
Currently, more than 51% of Kazakhstan's agricultural exports consist of processed products. In this regard, Kazakhstan is interested in expanding supplies of value-added agricultural products to the Belarusian market. Promising products include sunflower and safflower oils, prepared grocery products, as well as grain and oilseed crops, including rapeseed, sunflower and flax.
"We are consistently working to increase agricultural exports and expand their structure through products with high added value. Kazakhstan has the necessary raw material base, production capacity and export potential to ensure stable supplies to the Belarusian market," Saparov said. Gorlov, in turn, expressed interest in expanding cooperation in promising areas of the agro-industrial sector.
Particular attention was paid to crop production. The sides proposed intensifying the exchange of experience in breeding and seed production, the introduction of modern agricultural technologies, digital solutions and innovations. Livestock production remains another promising area of cooperation.
According to the ministry, Kazakhstan is ready to share its experience in beef cattle production. The country has implemented major projects to establish modern feedlots, including facilities with a capacity of up to 50,000 head, while a network of industrial facilities capable of holding 10,000 or more head at a time is also expanding. Practical coordination of bilateral cooperation is carried out through the joint Kazakhstan-Belarus Working Group on Cooperation in Agriculture.
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