Kyrgyzstan has significantly increased imports of Russian wheat. The Russian Federation’s share in the grain market in the republic has increased to 97 percent, Azernews reports, citing 24.kg News Agency.
According to the country’s National Statistical Committee, in January — September 2023, Russia supplied about 207,000 tons of wheat to Kyrgyzstan. This is 17 percent more than in the same period in 2022. Thanks to this, it was possible to cope with the threat of rising prices for socially significant products and to support related industries — flour milling enterprises, the work of which largely depends on imported raw materials.
It is noted that the increase in the share of Russian grain in the local market is associated with two factors. The first, external, is restrictions on supplies from Kazakhstan, introduced by the authorities of the neighboring republic due to drought, which led to the harvest reduction. Before these measures were taken, about half of the total flour needed by Kyrgyzstan was imported from Kazakhstan.
Source : HSN