Kazakhstan Agricultural Output Increases by 2.6%

January this year the gross volume of production in agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors of the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to 147.9 billion tenge, 2.6% up from the same period last year, the Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported on February 11.

CS of Kasakhstan said that growth in livestock and poultry slaughter in live weight by 4.3%, as well as higher cow milk yield (up 3.1%) contributed to the growth of agricultural, forestry and fisheries production in January. 14 of the 17 regions reported the increase in agricultural production, according to CS.