Russian transport company FESCO, part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has signed a cooperation agreement with Kostanay-based company Agroplanet. The document, aimed at developing container exports of Kazakh agricultural products to Southeast Asian countries, was signed at the TransLogistica Kazakhstan exhibition in Astana, according to infohub.kz.
The parties intend to use FESCO's extensive logistics infrastructure to deliver agricultural products from Kazakhstan to Southeast Asia. They plan to increase shipments of grain and other agricultural products from Kostanay to Chinese provinces, as well as expand export geography to include Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea.
Cargo is to be shipped through land border crossings with China — Dostyk and Altynkol — as well as through the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port using FESCO's maritime services.
"Kazakh agricultural products are in demand in foreign markets, and we see potential for increasing export shipments. Together with our partners from Agroplanet, we will work to expand the geography of transportation from Northern Kazakhstan to give the producer access to new Asian markets," said Maksim Bukhanov, General Director of FESCO Central Asia.
Agroplanet is a company from Kostanay Region engaged in wholesale trade of grain and seeds, as well as production of animal feed. In 2025, it exported 140,000 tonnes of grain. The company is owned by Ivan Grinvald and Ivan Rafalchuk.
FESCO is one of Russia's largest transport and logistics companies, with assets in port, rail and integrated logistics businesses. It is a reefer container operator and owns terminals at many Russian ports. In November 2023, a controlling stake in FESCO was transferred to state corporation Rosatom.
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