Kazakhstan Agricultural Overview Kazakhstan is an important
producer and exporter of high-quality wheat. Average annual
production is about 13 million tons, but output is highly
dependent on weather and in recent years has fluctuated between
10 and 17 million tons. Between 2 and 8 million tons is exported
annually, mainly to destinations in Europe (including Russia and
Ukraine), northern Africa, and Central Asia. Kazakhstan also
produces around 2 million tons of barley, and a small amount of
oats, corn, and rice, but wheat is by far the country’s most
important commodity. The production of oilseeds (sunflowerseed
and rapeseed) is increasing but total oilseed output remains
well below 1.0 million tons. The country also grows a small
amount of cotton in southern Kazakhstan, with annual lint output
at around 100,000 tons. This article provides a brief overview
of Kazakhstan crop production (focusing chiefly on wheat, the
country’s most important commodity) and is based on information
from a variety of sources, i