In 2024, the harvest of grains and legumes in Kazakhstan reached 25.2 mln tonnes. This is 47% higher than in 2023 (17.09 mln tonnes) and 28% higher than the gross harvest in 2022 (22.03 mln tonnes), APK-Inform reports citing official statistics.
It is noteworthy that the harvested area of cereals and legumes in 2024 was lower than in 2023 (16.55 mln ha vs. 16.65 mln ha). In 2022, Kazakhstan harvested these crops from 16.01 mln ha.
The increase in gross yield was due to a significant increase in yield - from 13.8 c/ha in 2022 and 10.3 c/ha in 2023 to 15.2 c/ha in 2024.
In particular, the wheat harvest in Kazakhstan in 2024 reached 18.57 mln tonnes with an average yield of 14.2 c/ha (in 2023 - 12.1 mln tonnes and 9.2 c/ha, in 2022 - 16.4 mln tonnes and 12.8 c/ha, respectively). At the same time, the harvested area of wheat in 2024 amounted to 13.06 mln ha (in 2023 - 13.12 mln ha, in 2022 - 12.81 mln ha).
