Export ban in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan for onions and root vegetables

Published 2023년 1월 27일

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A severe winter surge across Central Asia since 2008 has led to a scarcity of basic vegetables, escalating prices and exacerbating existing inflation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation is particularly dire in Uzbekistan, where a record frost has revealed flaws in the national energy system, causing widespread power outages. In response, Uzbekistan has imposed a four-month ban on onion exports to curb price hikes, and Kazakhstan has taken similar steps with root vegetables due to similar price surges.

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Throughout Central Asia, the harshest winter since 2008 is leading to shortages of basic vegetables. Prices are rising north in a region still suffering from Covid-induced food inflation. In Uzbekistan, the record frost has exposed the shortcomings of the national energy system: even the inhabitants of the capital were without power for days. But the cold has also hit the agricultural sector in the region's most populous country. On January 20, the Uzbek Agriculture Minister announced a four-month export ban on onions after prices doubled in three weeks. Kazakhstan followed Uzbekistan's ...

Source: AGF