Аңдатпа
The Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the regional leaders in grain production, and the export of grain and its processed products contributes to maintaining food security not only in Kazakhstan itself, but also in neighboring countries. Our own raw material base provides sufficient production capacity for the grain processing industry. However, limited domestic demand leads to long-term underutilisation of processing capacities in the current conditions. In this regard, the search for solutions to improve the efficiency of the grain processing industry is a pressing task, which is the focus of the current study. The paper provides a detailed statistical overview of the internal and external conditions of the grain processing industry. It assesses the factors driving the growth of domestic consumption and exports of grain and grain products and makes a forecast for the near future. The practical value of the research lies in a detailed analysis of the export features of the Republic, which is currently focused mainly on the markets of neighboring countries, the needs of these markets by products of the Kazakh grain processing industry. Based on a comprehensive analysis of national and international statistics, it is concluded that the long-term historical trend of the formation of the national grain processing industry based on the demand for flour from the Central Asian states is coming to an end. New players are entering the market, significantly limiting the prospects of traditional flour exports from the Republic of Kazakhstan. The structural and technological modernization of the industry is necessary in the direction of developing the production at the Chinese market. This will help preserve the grain processing industry in the country and bring it to a fundamentally new technological and globally competitive level.