02.12.19

Period of January-September 2019, Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover of agricultural products increased by 17.7% compared to the previous year and amounted to $ 660.1 million.  Said, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Zhanybek Kerimaliev in press conference

According to him, exports increased by 24.9% and amounted to $ 184.8 million. At the same time, imports grew by 9.9% and amounted to 475.4 million dollars.

“However, in January-September 2019, the food and processing industry products were exported in the amount of KGS 12 billion 890 million 300 thousand, which is 27.3% higher than last year. Import of food and processing industry products amounted to KGS 33 billion 162 million 200 thousand. This figure is 9.9% more than in 2018," said Kerimaliyev.

The head of the export department Nurmamat Mullakeldiev noted that, this year Kyrgyzstan exported vegetables, fruits, milk, meat products worth KGS 6 billion. They were mainly exported to Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.

Kaynak: http://kabar.kg/tur/news/k-rg-zistanda-tar-m-urunlerinin-d-ticaret-hacmi-660-1-milyon-dolar-oldu/