Kazakhstan ships first batch of sunflower oil to China in 40-foot containersKazakhstan has shipped a pilot batch of sunflower oil to China in 40-foot containers equipped with flexitanks, the national railway carrier Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said in a press release on Tuesday.The sunflower oil was dispatched from the Predgornaya railway station in East Kazakhstan Region to the city of Nantong in China's Jiangsu Province via the Dostyk-Alashankou border crossing, according to the press release.Since 2020, KTZ has been exporting vegetable oils in 20-foot containers."The transportation in 40-foot containers opens additional opportunities for expanding export volumes. Over the past five years, supplies of vegetable oils to China have grown tenfold," the press release says.According to data from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture, the country's production of vegetable oil from January to July 2025 increased by 24% compared to the same period last year, rising from 420,500 tonnes to 521,200 tonnes. This includes 457,700 tonnes of sunflower oil produced in January-July 2025 or a year-on-year increase of 24.5%.The Ministry also reported that in 2024, Kazakhstan produced 753,000 tonnes of vegetable oil, a 12% rise from 2023 (672,100 tonnes). (ICE ALMATY)

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