BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8. Kazakhstan's Ministry
of Energy has allocated 402,300 tons of diesel fuel for the ongoing
sowing campaign, the Kazakh government says.
According to the government, measures have been implemented to
contain fuel and lubricant costs for farmers. Taking into account
operator expenses, the final price of subsidized diesel fuel for
agricultural producers has been fixed at 281 tenge per liter (about
$0.58).
This is 15% below the average market price at filling stations
across the country, where retail diesel prices stand at 330 tenge
per liter (about $0.68).
Under the approved fuel delivery schedule, farmers have already
signed contracts and paid for 324,800 tons of diesel fuel out of
the total planned volume of 402,300 tons, accounting for 81% of the
overall target. A total of 300,900 tons, or 75% of the planned
volume, has already been shipped and delivered to the regions.
The government also noted that during the previous period,
agricultural producers purchased around 25,000 units of modern
machinery. This helped increase the annual renewal rate of the
machinery fleet to 6.5% and reduce equipment wear and tear to
70%.
For the current agricultural season, the government has launched
a comprehensive package of interconnected support programs aimed at
developing domestic machinery manufacturing. One of the key
instruments is the preferential leasing program for agricultural
equipment, whose funding has been increased.
While 250 billion tenge (approximately $512.9 million) was
allocated from the state budget for leasing domestically produced
agricultural machinery during the previous period, at least 300
billion tenge ($615.5 million) is planned to be allocated this
year.
Currency conversion was performed using the official exchange
rate of the National Bank of Kazakhstan as of June 8, 2026: 1 U.S.
dollar = 487.44 tenge.
