The solution of the national food problem largely depends on the intensive development of the subcomplex of grain products of the backbone segment of the agro-industrial complex. The priority of this sector of the agro-industrial complex is due to the strategic importance of grain, due to the constant need for it of various agro-food structures and on its basis of food products of the population. In this regard, there is an objective need to substantiate promising directions for the development of the grain products subcomplex, taking into account modern principles of achieving targets. Given the complexity of the socio-economic conditions of the current period, the subcomplex of grain products in the most popular sectors of the national economy is included in the agricultural cluster. In this regard, the priority direction of the national policy is not only to prevent a recession in various sectors of the agricultural sector, but also to ensure an increase in output both to fully meet domestic needs and to increase exports. Such an approach requires the combined efforts of all subjects of the agro-industrial complex, coordination of activities and a purposeful focus on achieving a high final result. The article notes that the development of production in the sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan requires the search and use of new, more effective forms of production and economic activity. One of the main methods of solving this problem is the integration of commodity producers, which allows combining all the links of the reproduction cycle in a single complex in the technological chain “processing of raw materials – production of finished products”.

Meat and meat products occupy a special place in Kazakhstan, as they are historically one of the main national products and are a source of protein which is necessary for life. The goal is to develop the main ways to increase the competitiveness of products in meat processing industry of the AIC. The meat processing industry is one of the main ones in the agro-industrial complex. Its structure is quite static, as it consists of two interrelated elements - livestock farms and meat processing enterprises that depend on food market. Methods – comparative, statistical, economic and system analysis, logical generalization. Results – Kazakhstan, which has a high potential for the development of animal husbandry, may be among the world leaders in meat processing sector. To solve this problem, it is necessary to strengthen economic base of processing enterprises, including meat processing enterprises, and to increase the competitiveness of their products in global commodity market of meat processing sector. Conclusions – meat industry as a structural element of the AIC has developed on the basis of the functioning of integral production and economic system in a single technological chain. For the effective development of the country's meat processing industry, it is necessary to create a rational system of production and economic relations. The level of meat production in the republic does not yet satisfy the needs of the population. The livestock production of the republic has not yet switched to intensive methods of production and processing.