Kazakhstan aims to become one of the world’s top three vegetable oil exporters by 2027.
Kazakhstan will launch three new oil-refining facilities in 2026 as it expands oilseed acreage and boosts processing. The country has rapidly grown into a major exporter of sunflower oil and meal, aiming for $1 billion in export revenue by 2027. Rising global demand supports Kazakhstan’s shift toward higher-value vegetable oil products.
Three new oil refining facilities will be commissioned in Kazakhstan in 2026, according to government spokesperson Aliya Rakhimova. According to her, the processing facilities will open in the East Kazakhstan, Abay, and Turkestan regions.
Aliya Rakhimova wrote on her Facebook page that the oil and fat industry is now “an example where government policy and production are moving in tandem toward a single goal, rather than pulling in different directions.” As a result, Kazakhstan, recently a major importer of vegetable oil, has now become one of the world’s top 10 exporters. Last year, it rose to third place in sunflower meal exports to the European Union. It now fully supplies Central Asia with sunflower meal and cake.
The new goal is to become one of the world’s top three vegetable oil suppliers and increase export revenue to $1 billion by 2027.
By 2025, it is expected to reach $840 million, which is almost twice as much as in 2024.
Global demand for sunflower oil is only growing: as living standards improve, consumers increasingly choose it over palm or soybean oil. Furthermore, demand for meal and cake for animal feed is rapidly growing.
The government representative also noted that the state has been doubling its oilseed acreage in recent years, reaching 3.9 million hectares. In North Kazakhstan Oblast alone, oilseed acreage has reached 1 million hectares this year, and in Akmola Oblast, 500,000 hectares. 4.7 million tons of oilseeds have already been harvested, including 2.3 million tons of sunflower seeds.
And the scale of cultivation will expand. Plans call for increasing it to 5 million hectares.
“Almost 85% of the country’s sunflower production is processed domestically. And processing is growing at a good pace. This year, it’s grown by 18.7% (807,000 tons over 11 months). Next year, three new oil refining facilities will be launched in the East Kazakhstan region, Abay, and Turkestan regions. Following this, as is the norm for successful business, will be advanced processing, which includes the production of margarine and other fats,” said A. Rakhimova.
As a result, in a relatively short period of time, the oil and fat industry is already moving from the raw material base expansion phase to scaling up processing and exports. This marks the beginning of a new era of strengthening the country’s position in high-value-added export markets, emphasized Aliya Rakhimova.
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Source : Ukr Agro Consult
