Kostanay oblast is the leading agroindustrial region of the republic

Akim of the Kostanay oblast A.B. Mukhambetov at a press conference held today in the Central Communications Service informed journalists about the development of the agro-industrial complex. “The oblast has been and remains the leading agro-industrial region of the republic,” - said Arkhimed Begezhanovich, - “and makes a worthy contribution to the country's bread basket.” He focused on the creation of an agricultural hub for deep processing of grains and oilseeds. The total cost of the first stage of the project is more than 112 billion tenge and provides for the construction of an elevator with storage of up to 600 thousand tons of grain, wheat processing, production of new products: gluten, starch, and also flour up to 100 thousand tons per year, 120 thousand tons vegetable oil and 1 million tons of compound feed

The head of the oblast also noted that the task of the region is to move from the export of raw materials to the export of ready-made expensive agricultural products. To this end, the structure of sown areas is diversified, production is modernized and new enterprises are launched.

In general, over the years of industrialization in the agro-industrial complex of the region, 205 investment projects have been implemented, worth over 78.5 billion tenge. About 4 thousand new jobs were created.