ASTANA/Trend/ – Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan increased by 20 percent in the first four months of 2025.
As reported Friday by Trend, citing the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan, Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Alim Bayel, made the announcement during a meeting with representatives of the country’s agricultural sector.
According to the diplomat, trade between the two countries is currently at a record high since independence.
“It is particularly pleasing that this year Kazakhstan has become the main supplier of grain to Azerbaijan. From January to May 2025, exports of Kazakh grain to Azerbaijan amounted to 450,000 tons, valued at $95 million, an 86 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Kazakh wheat accounted for a record 88 percent of Azerbaijan’s total grain imports,” the ambassador stated.
The event, held at the Kazakh Embassy in Baku, brought together agricultural producers from Kazakhstan and representatives of major Azerbaijani holding companies, businesses, supermarket chains, and flour mills.
During the meeting, Bayel highlighted Kazakhstan’s investment opportunities in the agro-industrial complex, priority projects in agricultural processing, and invited businessmen to engage in active investment and trade-economic cooperation.