The main indicators of the agro-industrial complex
The gross output of agricultural products in Akmola region in January - August 2023 amounted to 321,322.4 million tenge (IFO - 90.2%), including: crop production - 73,399.5 million tenge (IFO - 68%), animal husbandry - 247,757.9 million tenge (IFO - 104.5%).
In total, there are 9585 agricultural formations operating in the region, including: 1974 - legal entities, 803 - individual entrepreneurs, 6808 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed assets of agriculture in January - August 2023 amounted to 62.2 billion tenge or 96.5% 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 - August 2023 amounted to 6.5 billion tenge or 37.6% compared to the same period in 2022 (due to a decrease in capital investments in processing enterprises).
Exports of agricultural products in January - July 2023 amounted to 219.4 million US dollars or 94.6% compared to the same period in 2022 (in January - July 2022 - 231.8 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 the 2nd quarter of 2023).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 2nd quarter of 2023 amounted to 265 thousand tenge with an increase of 22.7% compared to the same period in 2022 (in January-June 2023 - 231.6 thousand tenge with an increase of 23.6%).
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 5.3 million hectares, including: grain and leguminous crops are located on an area of 4,930.5 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.
Harvesting
As of 25.09.2023, grain and leguminous crops were threshed on an area of 2154 thousand hectares or 43.9% of the harvesting area, 1222.3 thousand tons of grain were harvested with an average yield of 5.7 kg/ha.
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Processing pairs of 1-M and 2 - m sequins carried out on board 802.4 tys. GA or 100.1% of the plan (plan-801.3 tys. GA), 3 - m sequins-485.5 tys. GA or 60.6%, 4 - m sequins-26.1 tys. GA or 3.3%.
Purchase of agricultural machinery
In January - August 2023, SHTP purchased 1,676 units of equipment in the amount of 50.5 billion tenge (in January-August 2022 - 1,232 units. 46.3 billion tenge), including:
- combine harvesters - 137 units in the amount of 16.8 billion tenge;
- tractors - 262 units worth 12.7 billion tenge;
- seeders - 395 units worth 1.1 billion tenge;
- sowing complexes - 40 units in the amount of 4.8 billion tenge;
- other equipment - 842 units in the amount of 15.1 billion tenge.
The harvesting campaign involved about 8.9 thousand combine harvesters, including 4.7 thousand modern high-performance combines, 2.6 thousand units of harvesters, 4.8 thousand units of trucks.
Animal husbandry
The region produced meat in live weight of 136.9 thousand tons (109.2%), milk - 283.9 thousand tons (99.3%), chicken eggs - 490.8 million pieces (98.8%).
The total number of cattle in all categories of farms as of September 1, 2023 is 487.8 thousand heads (99.2% compared to the same period in 2022), including the number of cows - 237.3 thousand heads (101.2%).
The number of horses amounted to 270.2 thousand heads (108.6%), birds - 10 196.9 thousand heads (114.9%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 673.4 thousand heads (105.4%), pigs - 67.8 thousand heads (82.8%).
Forage harvesting
For the organized wintering of agricultural animals, the need for feed by type is: hay - 1,308.6 thousand tons, haylage - 260 thousand tons, silage - 190 thousand tons, straw - 350 thousand tons, fodder - 650 thousand tons.
As of 25.09.23, 1204.9 thousand tons of hay or 92.1% of the plan were harvested, haylage - 119.1 thousand tons or 45.8%, silage - 36.9 thousand tons or 19.4%, straw - 73.8 thousand tons or 21.1%.
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 September 25 this year, 45 farms were created for 2,481 heads (in the amount of 1,053.6 million tenge).
There are 2 farms for 280 heads in operation.
As part of the development of dairy farming, it is planned to create 11 farms for 4.2 thousand heads, while 5 farms for 801 heads (in the amount of 592 million tenge) have been implemented.
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 (2 projects implemented);
- 4 projects to create an ITF in the amount of 4.2 billion tenge (2 projects implemented);
- 7 projects for the creation of meat farms totaling 0.5 billion tenge (3 projects implemented);
- 2 projects for the construction of feedlots in the amount of 0.1 billion tenge (1 project implemented);
- 3 projects for the construction of poultry farms totaling 19.5 billion tenge (2 projects implemented);
- 12 projects for processing agricultural products totaling 12.5 billion tenge (5 projects implemented);
-5 irrigation projects totaling 5.7 billion tenge (1 project implemented);
-3 projects for the storage and cultivation of vegetables totaling 4 billion tenge.
Processing of agricultural products
In 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-August 2023, food products worth 145.5 billion tenge were produced with an increase of 109.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 48.1%, dairy - 15.4%, grain processing - 9.8%, bread and bakery - 2.4%, other industries - 24.3%.
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 63 thousand tons of meat in kind with an increase of 18.3% compared to the same period in 2022, the volume of sausage production amounted to 1783 tons, a decrease of 28.4%.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 61.4 thousand tons with an increase of 8.1% to the same level in 2022, butter produced 1,643 tons with an increase of 39.2%, cheese and cottage cheese - 1,138 tons with an increase of 29.5%, fermented milk products 5.1 thousand tons with an increase of 4.5%.
Processing of oilseeds
Vegetable oil produced 31.4 thousand tons with an increase of 60.9% compared to the same period in 2022.
Flour production
126.8 thousand tons of fine flour were produced, a decrease of 9.8% compared to the same period in 2022.