Kazakhstan: Kazakh Ag Ministry to Offer Subsidy for Imported Breeding Cattle

Following President Tokayev's address on September 8, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture announced various measures to support the livestock sector. In his remarks, the president highlighted four agriculture-related priorities: increase investment in the agricultural sector, reduce the country's dependence on imports, accelerate the transparent redistribution of idle agricultural land, and strengthen agricultural research and extension services. The ministry's measures include subsidies to import breeding cattle and a preferential loan program. Post assesses that these subsidies should increase the attractiveness of U.S. exports of livestock and genetics, as well as related products like soybean meal, to Kazakhstan and the region.