Kazakhstan's Wheat Shipped to Armenia for the First Time Since the USSR

For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazakh wheat has been shipped to Armenia — made possible by the recent thaw in relations between Baku and Yerevan, Orda.kz reports.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Kazakhstan’s national grain operator sent its first batch of milling wheat to Armenia via a new transit route through Azerbaijan. The shipment, consisting of 15 railcars, has already crossed the Azerbaijani border and is expected to arrive at Dalarik station in the coming days.

The lifting of all restrictions on cargo transit toward Yerevan was announced during the meeting between Presidents Qasym-Jomart Toqayev and Ilham Aliyev on October 21, 2025, in Astana. In support of the peace agreements between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Kazakhstan sent a pilot shipment of food grain along the new railway route,
 the Ministry of Agriculture explained.

During a working visit to Baku, representatives of JSC NC Food Contract Corporation met with officials from the Kazakh Embassy in Azerbaijan to coordinate the transit and delivery of the shipment to Armenian partners.

The company’s Chair of the Board, Asylkhan Dzhuvashev, said that the opening of the new route is not only an export achievement but also an important milestone in regional cooperation.

He added that the corridor will provide Kazakhstan with new logistical opportunities, expand the geography of grain supplies, and help deepen trade relations among the countries of the Transcaucasus.

Egypt — once the world’s largest wheat importer — has also recently resumed purchases of Kazakhstan's grain.

Original Author: Alina Pak