Food Inflation in Kazakhstan Reached 8.5% in September

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 ...