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Russia overtakes Kazakhstan as Kyrgyzstan's top wheat supplier
Russia's wheat shipments to Kyrgyzstan increased 4.8-fold to $47.1 million in the first half of the year, making Russia the country's largest wheat supplier. Imports of barley, rice, corn and oats from Russia also increased during the same period.
In the first half of the year, Kyrgyzstan's wheat imports from Russia reached 220,200 tons. The shipments were worth a total of $47.1 million, while Russia's wheat exports increased 4.8-fold compared with the same period last year.
The increase pushed Russia ahead of Kazakhstan as Kyrgyzstan's leading wheat supplier. Shipments from Kazakhstan fell by 50% to $14.5 million and 64,300 tons. Canada's wheat shipments to Kyrgyzstan remained very limited.
Barley imports from Russia increased
Kyrgyzstan's barley purchases from Russia also rose significantly in the first half of the year. The value of Russian barley increased from $9,800 in the same period last year to $2.98 million. Import volumes rose from 50 tons to 15,200 tons.
Barley from Kazakhstan was also shipped to Kyrgyzstan. These imports were worth $3.3 million and totaled 16,800 tons.
Rice, corn and oat purchases
The value of rice shipments from Russia to Kyrgyzstan reached $562,000. Rice imports increased by 5% year on year.
During the same period, Kyrgyzstan imported $55,000 worth of corn and $44,000 worth of oats from Russia. Corn imports increased by 5%, while oat imports rose 3.1-fold.
Imports from Russia of buckwheat and other grain products were worth $28,300. This product group's imports fell by 62% compared with the same period last year.
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