The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in Akmola region in January - June 2023 amounted to 226,532.4 million tenge (IFO - 104.3%), including: crop production – 8270.5 million tenge (IFO - 99.9%), animal husbandry -218,179.4 million tenge (IFO - 104.5%).
In total, there are 9585 operating agro-formations in the region, including: 1974 - legal entities, 803 - individual entrepreneurs, 6808 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January - July 2023 amounted to 50 billion tenge or 96.7% compared to the same period in 2022 (a decrease in the indicator due to a decrease in capital investments).
Investments in fixed assets in food production in January - July 2023 amounted to 5.6 billion tenge or 38.4% compared to the same period in 2022 (due to a decrease in capital investments in processing enterprises).
Exports of agricultural products in January - June 2023 amounted to 192.2 million US dollars or 88.1% compared to the same period in 2022 (in January - June 2022 - 218.2 million US dollars).
The number of employed people in agriculture in the region is 26.5% of the total number of employed (total employed - 408.7 thousand people, including in agriculture – 108.3 thousand people (according to the results of 7 months of 2023).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 2nd quarter of 2023 amounted to 231.6 thousand tenge with an increase of 23.6% compared to the same period of 2022
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
The volume of state support to the agricultural sector in the form of subsidies - 46.6 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
-for subsidizing the crop industry - 13.1 billion tenge (pesticides - 9 103.7 million tenge, fertilizers - 3 171.4 million tenge, seeds - 617.5 million tenge, food grain - 240.6 million tenge);
-for subsidizing animal husbandry - 5 billion tenge;
-financial instruments - KZT 26.7 billion (investment subsidies - KZT 16,627.7 million, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - KZT 9,985 million, loan guarantee and insurance - KZT 83.5 million);
-for subsidizing deep processing - 1.8 billion tenge.
Crop production
This year, the region has carried out spring sowing of agricultural crops on an area of 5367.2 thousand hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4 931 thousand hectares, oilseeds - 198 thousand hectares, fodder crops - 223.4 thousand hectares.
Potato planting, taking into account the population, was carried out on an area of 13.1 thousand hectares and vegetables - on 2.1 thousand hectares.
Steam treatment
(as of August 21 this year)
Steam treatment was carried out on the 1st track on the area of 802.4 thousand hectares or 100.1% of the plan (plan -801.3 thousand hectares), the 2nd next - on the area of 802.4 thousand hectares or 100.1%, the 3rd next - on the area of 464.5 thousand hectares or 58%, the 4th next on the area – 16 thousand hectares or 2%.
Chemical weeding
Chemical weeding was carried out on an area of 4.4 million hectares or 109.4% of the plan (plan - 4 million hectares), of which against dicotyledonous weeds - 2.8 million hectares, against cereals - 1.6 million hectares.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - July 2023, SHTP purchased 1,535 units of equipment in the amount of 43.7 billion tenge (in January-July 2022 - 1,025 units for 35 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 97 units in the amount of 12.1 billion tenge;
- tractors - 237 units worth 12.1 billion tenge;
- seeders - 390 units worth 1.1 billion tenge;
- sowing complexes - 40 units in the amount of 4.8 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 771 units worth 13.6 billion tenge.
The sowing campaign involved about 15 thousand tractors, 16.6 thousand seeders and 1.5 thousand units of high-performance sowing complexes.
Animal husbandry
The region produced meat in live weight122.1 thousand tons (109.4%), milk - 243.3 thousand tons (99.2%), chicken eggs - 427.4 million pieces (97.8%).
The total number of cattle in all categories of farms as of August 1, 2023 is 492.9 thousand heads (98.9% compared to the same period in 2022), including the number of cows - 238.1 thousand heads (101.2%).
The number of horses amounted to 273.2 thousand heads (108.6%), birds - 10,342.6 thousand heads (112.6%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 658.8 thousand heads (105.5%), pigs - 71.6 thousand heads (84.3%).
Creating farms
In 2023, as part of the development of beef cattle breeding, it is planned to create 46 farms with the purchase of 2.3 thousand heads of cattle.
As of August 21 this year, 41 farms were created for 2142 heads (for the sum of 911.6 million tenge), 5 farms for 440 heads are in operation.
As part of the development of dairy farming, it is planned to create 11 farms for 4.2 thousand heads, while 3 farms for 450 heads (worth 370 million tenge) have been implemented, 7 farms for 2960 heads are in operation.
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2023, it is planned to implement 47 investment projects totaling 50.8 billion tenge, including:
- 11 projects for the construction of granaries in the amount of 4.4 billion tenge;
- 4 projects for the creation of MTF in the amount of 4.2 billion tenge;
- 7 projects for the creation of meat farms totaling 0.5 billion tenge;
- 12 projects for the processing of agricultural products totaling 12.5 billion tenge;
- 3 projects for the construction of poultry farms totaling 19.5 billion tenge;
- 5 irrigation projects totaling 5.7 billion tenge;
- 3 projects on vegetable storage facilities totaling 4 billion tenge;
- 2 projects for the construction of a fattening pad in the amount of 0.1 billion tenge;
Processing of agricultural products
In the Akmola region there is:
- 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 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 101.4 thousand tons per year (In 2022, a large high-tech plant of Bota - 2015 LLP for processing oilseeds (soybeans, sunflower seeds, rapeseed) with a capacity of 600 tons per day in raw materials was launched, while the output of finished products will be 54 thousand tons).
In January-July 2023, food products worth 125.6 billion tenge were produced with an increase of 10.2% compared to the same period in 2022.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 48%, dairy - 15%, grain processing - 10%, bread and bakery – 2.5%, other industries – 24.5%.
Meat processing
These enterprises and workshops produced 54.8 thousand tons of meat in physical terms with an increase of 17.6% compared to the same period in 2022, the volume of sausage production amounted to 1,463 tons, a decrease of 36.7%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 53.5 thousand tons with an increase of 7.6% compared to the same level in 2022, 1,361 tons of butter were produced with an increase of 39%, cheese and cottage cheese - 1,033 tons with an increase of 39.6%, fermented milk products 4.5 thousand tons, an increase of 3.1%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil produced 26.1 thousand tons with an increase of 57.5% compared to the same period in 2022.
Flour production
Fine flour produced 109.9 thousand tons, a decrease of 4.5% compared to the same period in 2022.