Butter, big bags and ice cream

Working trip  Zhumangarin's trip to Akmola region turned out to be very busy. One of the points of the visit was the Bota-2015 oil extraction plant, specializing in the manufacture of pressed vegetable oils. This large high-tech plant for processing soybeans, sunflower, rapeseed with a capacity of 600 tons of raw materials per day was launched in 2022.

The process of obtaining oils is fully automated, it is provided by 68 people. Unrefined oil is sent to the domestic market of Kazakhstan and for export, mainly to China.  Serik Zhumangarin suggested that the manufacturer consider the possibility of setting up the production of further oil processing, refining, and subsequently support for entering the sales markets.

During a visit to the Kaz Beef Processing meat processing plant, Kusto Agro CEO Azamat Orumbayev raised the issue of the possibility of opening exports of meat products. The company has contracts with the largest Russian distributors, the company is ready to develop further, but export markets are needed. Today, due to veterinary restrictions, it is not possible to sell livestock products for export to Russia, Europe, China. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, a dossier has already been sent to the International Epizootic Bureau (IEB) to restore the welfare status of the country with FMD vaccination. Previously, the OIE plans to inspect the north-western and central regions for compliance with the bureau's requirements in February and March of this year.

Serik Zhumangarin also visited the plant for the production of polypropylene containers, Asyl-Arman (Novopek), the country's leader in the production of bags made of polyethylene and polypropylene, is one of the five largest companies in the Customs Union. Gives work to 800 specialists. Round-the-clock production ensures the production of up to 10 million bags and up to 250 thousand big bags per month. He also got acquainted with the activities of the John Deere service center for the sale and maintenance of agricultural machinery, on the basis of which he discussed topical issues of the industry with flour producers.

The trip to Akmola region ended with a visit to the oldest dairy production enterprise, which has preserved the technology and traditions in the production of eco-friendly and high-quality products - Akmola Gormolzavod. The plant produces 11 tons of milk, 511 tons of fermented milk products, 406 thousand tons of butter per year.  The products of the gormolzavod have fallen in love and are in demand in the capital and other regions of the republic, they are willing to buy in the nearest regions of the Russian Federation. Agricultural enterprises of Akmola region are striving for development, they know their capabilities and potential, 12 enterprises have already submitted applications to the akimat for participation in the selection for obtaining preferential loans for the construction or expansion of dairy farms.