The total area of lands of the state forest fund attached to the Akimat of East Kazakhstan region amounts to 2.153.200 hectares, including 1.283.900 hectares of forested lands with 124.5 million cubic meters of timber resources. The total average increase is 1.9 million cubic meters per year.

The predominant species composition of forests growing on the territory of 13 Municipal Public Institutions (hereinafter referred to as MPIs) of the forestry subordinated to the Akimat of the region is as follows, fir - 30% of the total area, then birch - 18.4%, aspen - 16.3% of the forest. Less common species are larch, spruce, cedar, poplar plantations. 1.6% of forest land is covered with shrubs of various species.

In accordance with the current legislation, the forest felling, industrial logging can be harvested only in the forests of 13 MPIs, subordinate to the Regional Akimat.

The possible annual volume of timber harvesting during the main forest felling according to the MPIs is 987.510 cubic meters, including 172.140 cubic meters of coniferous trees and 815.370 cubic meters of deciduous trees.  Due to the lack of production for the processing of low-grade hardwood, as of November 1, 2022, the volume of harvesting for the main forest felling does not exceed 64.000 cubic meters on average.

The total annual volume for all types of logging recommended by the forest inventory is more than 1.5 million cubic meters.  

Actual timber harvesting for all types of felling over the past 5 years does not exceed 225.000 cubic meters, most of the harvested wood, about 70% of the total volume, is firewood. Thus, about 1.3 million cubic meters remain untapped.

Currently, out of 26 promising forest divisions, on the basis of the raw material potential of which it is possible to implement projects for the development of timber processing productions, 14 ones are assigned to long-term forest management for timber harvesting with a possible annual volume of timber harvesting for the main forest felling of 554.900 cubic meters.  

12 forest divisions can be put up for tender with a total annual volume of timber harvesting of the main forest felling of 305.000 cubic meters.  

Thus, East Kazakhstan region has a good resource potential for the development of wood processing productions.