Honey exports from Kazakhstan doubled over the year to 69.9 tons, which is only 1.5%

Uzbekistan, the main buyer of honey products from Kazakhstan, has reduced purchase volumes by almost 7 times In the first nine months of 2023, Kazakh beekeepers increased honey exports by 2.1 times. 69.9 tons of sweet product were sent to other countries for sale. It is possible that this achievement did not bring much joy to farmers: due to the decrease in export prices, domestic suppliers earned no more, but even 19.7% less than with lower supply volumes a year ago. The monitoring company Energyprom reports this. According to the Bureau of National Statistics ASPIR RK, honey exports in monetary terms for the first three quarters of this year amounted to only 100.1 thousand dollars, while in January–September 2022 it reached 124.7 thousand dollars. As long-term dynamics show, the export of Kazakh honey has dropped significantly. From 2017 to 2021, domestic exporters increased supplies every year. The situation changed dramatically last year, when sales abroad decreased by 3.9 ...