In May 2024, the prices of food products, which include 19 types of social foodstuffs, decreased by 0.2%. In general, deflation on food products is observed for the first time in the last 4 years.
During his working trip to Turkestan region from 19 to 22 May, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin met with wheat producers of Kazygurt district and cotton growers of Maktaaral district.
Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin discussed current problematic issues with owners and employees of greenhouse farms in Saryagash district of Turkestan region.
During his working trip to Turkestan region, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin visited the construction site of Kazakhstan's largest fattening site for 50,000 cattle.
As part of a working visit to Turkestan region, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin inspected the fields of the districts where mass treatment against locusts is being carried out.
On the instructions of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of agriculture, Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov, as well as Deputy Ministers of Agriculture during the mass sowing campaign began a tour of the regions.
On Saturday, 18 May, at a meeting in the Government chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin discussed the price situation for socially important food products.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin held a meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Nguyen Hong Zien.
At the regular meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission on 14 May 2024 online adopted a number of amendments to technical regulations and documents establishing mandatory requirements for certain types of goods. The Kazakh side was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin.
The current situation with prices for socially important food products and their availability was considered at a meeting in the Government chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin.
This measure will fully meet the demand of Kazakhstan citizens for sugar in the coming summer season.
As part of the implementation of the Prime Minister's instruction to support domestic production, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin visited Shymkent on 1 May, where he got acquainted with the progress of construction and operation of existing large production and agricultural facilities.
The average price index for social food products in the Republic of Kazakhstan decreased by 0.1% during the week. The key role in this was played by regional stabfonds, which began to form stocks of products since last year instead of purchasing socially important food products under ‘revolving schemes’.
Issues of updating the Comprehensive Development Plan of Mangystau region for 2021-2025 were discussed in the Government under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin.
On 28 March 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin held a regular monthly meeting on preparations for locust control.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China Erkin Tuniyaz discussed cooperation in agriculture and the introduction of water-saving technologies that increase productivity in the industry from 30 to 70%.