Kazakhstan: Flour export to Uzbekistan in 9 years fell 3.6 times

The prospects for the preservation of the Uzbek market for Kazakhstani flour exporters look very negative: the further development of their own production, coupled with the protectionist policy of the state, will lead to the displacement of imported flour. This opinion was expressed in the Grain Union of Kazakhstan, reports APK-Inform. “Until 2016, Uzbekistan was the main buyer of Kazakhstani flour. The maximum volumes of flour imports from Kazakhstan were recorded in the period 2010-2012, when Uzbekistan bought 1.05-1.221 million tons of flour. In the period 2016-2020. the country was actively increasing its own flour production facilities. The abolition of excise and VAT on grain imports, preferential taxation of new enterprises, cheap and long-term credit resources have led to a sharp increase in the entrepreneurial initiative of the population of Uzbekistan, which is clearly reflected in the flour-milling industry, ”the ZSK recalled. These actions of the state allowed ...