Socio - economic development of agriculture in Akmola region in January-December 2022
The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in Akmola region in January - December 2022 amounted to 1 075 124 million tenge (IFO - 121.7%), including: crop production – 751 429.6 million tenge (IFO - 133.6%), animal husbandry – 322 282.7 million tenge (IFO - 100.3%).
In total, there are 9169 agroformations operating in the region, including: 1996 - legal entities (JSC, LLP, GP, PC), 774 - individual entrepreneurs, 6399 - peasant farms.
Labor productivity in agriculture for 9 months of 2022 amounted to 3,268.1 thousand tenge or 122.7% compared to the same period of 2021.
Investments in fixed assets in agriculture in January - December 2022 amounted to 97.3 billion tenge or 90.1% compared to the same period in 2021.
Investments in fixed assets in food production in January-December 2022 amounted to 24.5 billion tenge, which is 2 times more than in the same period of 2021.
Exports of agricultural products in January - November 2022 amounted to 381.0 million US dollars or 113.5% compared to the same period in 2021.
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 29% of the total number of employed (total employed - 399.9 thousand people, including in agriculture - 116.1 thousand people).
The average salary in the agricultural sector in January - September of this year amounted to 217.3 thousand tenge with an increase of 28.6% compared to the same period last year (for the 3rd quarter of 2022 - 269.4 thousand tenge with an increase of 37.1%).
State support of the agro-industrial complex
In 2022, the volume of state support for the agricultural sector amounted to about 54.9 billion tenge.
- 15.4 billion tenge has been spent on subsidizing the crop production industry (10 551.2 million tenge to increase the availability of agricultural products, 3 171.4 million tenge to subsidize the cost of fertilizers, 789 million tenge to support seed production, subsidizing reimbursement of expenses incurred by the national company in the field of agro-industrial complex during the sale of food grains to regulate the impact on the domestic market - 182.7 million tenge, for subsidizing the development of production of priority crops - 700 million tenge).
-Subsidies to support the development of animal husbandry.
Support for the development of animal husbandry is carried out in two directions: to increase the productivity and quality of livestock products, as well as subsidizing livestock breeding.
2 billion tenge has been allocated for the implementation of these directions.
For investment investments and subsidizing processing – 21.9 billion tenge (investment investments – 20,905.6 million tenge, for subsidizing costs to processing enterprises - 997.8 million tenge).
Financial recovery and reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing
- 10.4 billion tenge (financial recovery - 43.5 million tenge, reimbursement of the interest rate on leasing - 10 311.0 million tenge).
Crop production
In 2022, the region carried out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5252.7 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4662.6 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 366.7 thousand hectares, fodder crops - 206.7 thousand hectares.
Potato planting, taking into account the population, was carried out on an area of 14.5 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 2.2 thousand hectares.
Harvesting (according to operational information)
Grain and leguminous crops were threshed 4662.6 thousand hectares or 100% of the harvesting area, 5455.2 thousand tons of grain were harvested with an average yield of 11.7 kg/ha.
Harvesting of oilseeds was carried out on an area of 368.3 thousand hectares or 100.4% of the planned area (the plan is 366.7 thousand hectares), the gross harvest of oilseeds is 240.7 thousand tons with an average yield of 6.5 kg/ha.
Potato harvesting was completed on an area of 15 thousand hectares (103%), the gross harvest amounted to 202.2 thousand tons with an average yield of 135.2 kg/ha.
Vegetable harvesting has been completed on an area of 2.4 thousand hectares or 105.6% of the plan, the gross harvest of vegetables is 28.3 thousand tons with an average yield of 119.6 kg/ha.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - December 2022, SHTP purchased 1,909 units of equipment worth 73.9 billion tenge (for 12 months of 2021 - 2,187 units of equipment worth 63 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 326 units in the amount of 33.2 billion tenge;
- tractors - 467 units worth 18.3 billion tenge;
- seeders - 227 units in the amount of 0.4 billion tenge;
- sowing complexes - 87 units in the amount of 5.4 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 802 units worth 16.6 billion tenge.
8.7 thousand units of combine harvesters took part in harvesting this year, of which 4.4 thousand were modern high-performance combines, as well as 2.5 thousand harvesters.
Animal husbandry
According to statistics, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms in the region as of January 1, 2023 is 455.1 thousand heads (99.4% compared to the same period in 2021), including the number of cows – 232.9 thousand heads (102.9%).
The number of horses amounted to 232 thousand heads (100.4%), birds - 9,752 thousand heads (103.4%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 573.4 thousand heads (98.2%), pigs – 71.1 thousand heads (79.8%).
The region produced meat in live weight 190 thousand tons (101.1%), milk – 406.7 thousand tons (100.6%), chicken eggs – 736.9 million pieces (93.3%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2022, 32 investment projects totaling 17.5 billion tenge were implemented, including:
- 8 projects for the construction of the HPP in the amount of 3.3 billion tenge;
- 7 projects to create an ITF in the amount of 3.2 billion tenge;
- 6 projects on meat animal husbandry in the amount of 1.2 billion tenge;
- 2 projects for processing agricultural products in the amount of 3.9 billion tenge;
- 7 land irrigation projects totaling 4 billion tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of vegetable storages in the amount of 0.4 billion tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of a fattening pad for a total amount of 1.5 billion tenge.
Processing of agricultural products
In Akmola region there are 15 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 87.5 thousand tons per year, 14 dairy production enterprises with a production capacity of 137.0 thousand tons per year, 36 flour milling enterprises with a production capacity of 794.8 thousand tons per year, 8 oilseed processing enterprises with a production capacity of 49.3 thousand tons per year year.
In January - December 2022, food products worth 181.0 billion tenge were produced with an increase of 1.1% compared to the same period in 2021.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry – 53.0%, dairy – 15.3%, grain processing – 13.9%, bread and bakery – 3.0%, other industries – 14.8%.
Meat processing
These enterprises and workshops produced 83.5 thousand tons of meat in physical terms, an increase of 2.0% compared to the same period in 2021, the volume of sausage production amounted to 3.9 thousand tons, an increase of 20.5%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 82.0 thousand tons, a decrease of 21.7% compared to the level of 2021, 1.7 thousand tons of butter were produced, an increase of 8.5%, cheese and cottage cheese – 1.1 thousand tons, a decrease of 25.0%, fermented milk products 7.0 thousand tons, an increase of 8.8%.
Processing of oilseeds
23.5 thousand tons of vegetable oil were produced, an increase of 39.7% compared to the same period in 2021.
Flour production
231.4 thousand tons of fine flour were produced, an increase of 41.5% compared to the same period in 2021.