Abstract. Objective. Identification, assessment and solution of the main problems of livestock processing enterprises in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Methods. In the course of the study, analytical and economic-statistical methods, general scientific methods of systemic, comparative and structural-logical analysis were applied. Results. The article presents the results of the assessment of the current situation processing of livestock products in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the dynamics of dairy production for 2015–2019, which have a significant effect on the production direction of the industry, the regional location of the dairy enterprises, security at the expense of domestic production, exports and imports of milk and dairy products. The main problems of the milk processing industry are identified. Measures of state support for the processing of agricultural products are disclosed in order to ensure maximum utilization of processing enterprises, increase the share of processing of agricultural raw materials and increase the competitiveness of domestic products in the domestic and foreign markets. The current situation of meat processing enterprises in terms of their number and workload in the context of regions and in the republic as a whole is studied. The article presents the dynamics of the production of sausage products, canned meat and meat-growing products, security due to domestic production, as well as the export and import of meat products. The main problems and a number of measures of state support for the meat industry implemented by the state are indicated. Trends in the development of agricultural processing enterprises within the framework of the main state programs for the development of the meat industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan are presented. The scientific novelty lies in the study of the problems of processing livestock products in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the definition of the main directions of state support for processing enterprises in the livestock industry.