Key indicators of the agro-industrial complex
Gross agricultural output in Akmola region for January-September 2024 amounted to 655,616.8 million tenge (IFV - 148.2%), including: crop production - 433,602.3 million tenge (IFV - 192%), livestock - 221,800.0 million tenge (IFV - 101.4%).
In total, there are 8976 active agro-formations in the region, including: 1912 - legal entities, 554 - individual entrepreneurs, 6510 - peasant farms.
Investments in fixed capital of agriculture for January-September 2024 amounted to 59.7 billion tenge, investments in fixed capital in food production - 6.2 billion tenge.
The number of employed population in agriculture of the region is 22.5% of the total number of employed (total employed - 402.5 thousand people, including in agriculture - 90.4 thousand people (according to the results of the 2nd quarter of 2024).
The average salary in the agricultural sector for the 2nd quarter of 2024 amounted to 279.5 thousand tenge with an increase of 5.4% compared to the same period in 2023.
State support for the agro-industrial complex
Subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
In 2024, the volume of state support for the agro-industrial complex in the form of subsidies is 46.5 billion tenge, including in the following areas:
- for subsidizing the crop production industry - 15.5 billion tenge (pesticides - 9,436.5 million tenge, fertilizers - 5,048.9 million tenge, seeds - 617.5 million tenge, priority crops - 400 million tenge);
- for subsidizing livestock farming - 5.4 billion tenge;
- financial instruments - 24.7 billion tenge (investment subsidies - 15,913.5 million tenge, reimbursement of interest rates on loans and leasing - 8,667.2 million tenge, within the framework of guaranteeing and insuring loans - 90.2 million tenge); - for subsidizing deep processing - 0.9 billion tenge.
Crop production
Sowing was carried out in the region on an area of 5.4 million hectares, including:
- grain and leguminous crops - on an area of 4,696 thousand hectares;
- oil crops - 268.6 thousand hectares;
- forage crops - 421 thousand hectares (including grasses from previous years);
- potatoes - on 7.8 thousand hectares, vegetables - on 1.4 thousand hectares.
Harvesting
Grain and leguminous crops were threshed on an area of 4,696 thousand hectares or 100% of the harvested area, 6.6 million tons of grain were threshed with an average yield of 14.1 c/ha.
As of 18.10.2024, oilseed crops were harvested from an area of 115.2 thousand hectares or 42.9% of the plan, 120.1 thousand tons were collected with a yield of 10.4 c/ha.
Potatoes were harvested from an area of 7766.2 hectares, 137.5 thousand tons were collected with a yield of 177.0 c/ha.
Vegetables were harvested from an area of 1449.5 hectares, 18.6 thousand tons were collected with a yield of 128.6 c/ha.
Acquisition of agricultural machinery
In January-September 2024, the agricultural producer purchased 1,147 units of machinery for 40.3 billion tenge (in January-September 2023 - 1,867 units for 57.3 billion tenge), including:
- grain harvesters - 211 units for 21.1 billion tenge;
- tractors - 306 units for 11.0 billion tenge;
- seeders - 237 units for 392.5 million tenge;
- sowing complexes - 14 units for 1.6 billion tenge;
- other machinery - 379 units for 6.2 billion tenge.
Livestock
In January-September 2024, the region produced 146.0 thousand tons of live meat (99.5%), 184.2 thousand tons of milk (104.6%), and 525.8 million chicken eggs (98.9%).
As of October 1, 2024, the total number of cattle in all categories of farms was 392.9 thousand heads (99.6% of the same period in 2023), including 191.5 thousand cows (103.7%).
The number of horses was 258.9 thousand heads (100.9%), and poultry - 9680.1 thousand heads (97.1%).
The number of sheep and goats amounted to 590.4 thousand heads (103%), pigs - 36.6 thousand heads (64.4%).
Implementation of investment projects within the food belt
In 2024, in the agro-industrial complex, it is planned to implement 41 investment projects for a total of 76.8 billion tenge, including:
- 6 projects for the construction of grain storage facilities for 2.2 billion tenge;
- 11 projects for the construction of dairy farms for 43.5 billion tenge;
- 6 projects for the construction of meat farms for 0.8 billion tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of a poultry farm for 12 billion tenge;
- 1 project for the construction of a warehouse for storing liquid fertilizers for 0.6 billion tenge;
- 9 projects for the processing of agricultural products for 10.8 billion tenge;
- 6 irrigation projects worth 6.1 billion tenge;
- 1 forage production project worth 0.8 billion tenge.
Implemented investment projects
As of 21.10.2024, 19 projects worth 37.2 billion tenge have been implemented:
- 3 projects for the construction of a meat farm - LLP "SKhP Makinskoye" for 600 heads of horses for 330 million tenge and IP "Alikhan" for 1000 heads of small cattle for 120 million tenge (in the Birzhan-Sal district), LLP "Astana-Tan" for 50 heads of horses for 35 million tenge (in the Zhaksyn district);
- 2 projects for the processing of agricultural products - LLP "Kazger KUS" (feed mill) with a capacity of 720 tons for 127.2 million tenge (in the Birzhan-Sal district); Garanti Export LLP with a capacity of up to 5 tons per hour worth 1.2 billion tenge (in Kokshetau);
- 1 poultry processing project - IL Tov LLP with a capacity of 346 thousand tons worth 3.5 billion tenge (in Kosshy);
- 4 projects for the construction of dairy farms - AF Rodina LLP for 1,000 heads worth 2.2 billion tenge (in Tselinograd district); En-Dala LLP for 1,498 heads worth 8.2 billion tenge (Tselinograd district); Temir Agro LLP for 600 heads worth 4.2 billion tenge (in Arshalyn district); Karlygash farm for 50 heads worth 42 million tenge (in Sandytau district);
- 1 project for the construction of a poultry farm - Ak-Dala Agro LLP for 6 thousand tons for 12 billion tenge (in the Arshalynsky district);
- 1 grain processing project - ABM AGRO LLP with a capacity of 31,200 tons for 0.4 billion tenge (in the Shortandy district);
- 4 irrigation projects - Zelenoe-1 LLP for 302 hectares for 0.5 billion tenge, Kamyshenka LLP for 420 hectares for 1.4 billion tenge (in the Astrakhan district); Yesenzhol N LLP for 315 hectares for 800 million tenge (in the Tselinograd district); Maksimovskoye LLP for 400 hectares for 1 billion tenge (in the Sandytau district);
- 2 projects for the construction of grain storage facilities - TOO "Tyn Zher 18" with a capacity of 100 tons per hour for the amount of 140 million tenge (in the Akkol district); TOO "Samara 1" with a capacity of 12 thousand tons for the amount of 350 million tenge (in the Atbasar district). - 1 project for the construction of a warehouse for storing liquid fertilizers - TOO "Zhuravlevka - 1" for 3000 sq. m for 600 million tenge (Bulandy district);
Processing of agricultural products
In Akmola region there are:
- 16 meat processing enterprises with a production capacity of 128.9 thousand tons per year;
- 15 dairy production enterprises with a production capacity of 149.0 thousand tons per year;
- 28 flour mills with a production capacity of 1365.8 thousand tons per year;
- 8 oilseed processing enterprises with a production capacity of 138.0 thousand tons per year.
In January-September 2024, food products worth 186.2 billion tenge were produced, an increase of 4.8% compared to the same period in 2023.
The main share in the structure of food production is occupied by the meat processing industry - 46.1%, dairy - 21.4%, vegetable oil - 11.6%, grain processing - 9.8%, bread and bakery - 1.9%, other industries - 9.2%.
Meat processing
Meat processing enterprises and workshops produced 68.3 thousand tons of meat in physical terms, the volume of sausage production amounted to 2381 tons.
Milk processing
The volume of processed milk production amounted to 90.3 thousand tons, an increase of 21.9% compared to the same level in 2023, 1,798 tons of butter, 1,505 tons of cheese and cottage cheese, an increase of 14.3%, and 6,224 tons of fermented milk products, an increase of 6.4%.
Oilseed processing
53.8 thousand tons of vegetable oil were produced, an increase of 21.8% compared to the same period in 2023.
Flour production
168.7 thousand tons of fine flour were produced, an increase of 20% compared to the same period in 2023.