According to the Bureau of National Statistics, annual inflation in Kazakhstan stood at 9.3% in September 2026. Food prices increased by 8.5%. On a month-on-month basis, inflation remained at the August level of 0.6%.
At the same time, prices for a number of food products declined in September. Onion prices fell by 20.7%, lemons by 13.9%, carrots by 13.6%, potatoes by 13.4%, eggplants by 11.2%, and cabbage by 10.1%. Prices for sweet peppers, apples, pears, garlic and bananas also decreased. Prices for baby food cereals fell by 6.1%, while sugar prices decreased by 1.3%.
The decline in prices for certain fruits and vegetables was also recorded year-on-year. Over the past year, apple prices decreased by 11.1%, lemons by 8.3%, beets by 6.9%, cabbage by 6.1%, bananas by 5.6%, and sweet peppers by 3.9%.
The Ministry of Trade and Integration continues to take measures to stabilize prices for socially significant food products. The main focus is on maintaining sufficient supply, ensuring direct deliveries from producers, reducing unnecessary intermediaries and monitoring trade markups.
Since the beginning of the year, the direct supply mechanism has brought approximately 33.2 thousand tonnes of potatoes, 13.9 thousand tonnes of carrots, 4.7 thousand tonnes of onions and 177.7 tonnes of white cabbage to the domestic market. The main volumes have been supplied from China, Uzbekistan and other countries in the region.
Stabilization funds and the “revolving scheme” are also being used to help contain prices. Regional commissions continue to identify unproductive intermediaries and remove them from supply chains. Since the beginning of the year, 816 meetings have been held, 3,391 violations have been identified, and 222 unproductive intermediaries have been removed from supply chains.
Compliance with the 15% trade markup limit for socially significant food products remains under regular monitoring. Since the beginning of the year, 3,610 administrative decisions have been issued for exceeding the established markup.
Additional measures are also being taken to reduce costs for producers and suppliers. Since June, a reduced railway transportation coefficient has been applied to socially significant food products and wheat intended for flour-milling and baking enterprises. This has made it possible to reduce transportation costs by up to 40%. A reduced electricity tariff is also available to producers of socially significant goods that undertake commitments to stabilize prices.
Work to ensure price stability continues. Particular attention is being paid to goods that have the greatest impact on food inflation, as well as to ensuring a stable and uninterrupted supply of the domestic market.
