Kazakhstan has imposed a ban on apple imports until the end of the year to support its producers

The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has banned the import of apples from countries outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to the republic until the end of the year to support domestic producers during the harvest period. This is stated in the order of the Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Aidarbek Saparov, published in the bank of regulatory legal acts of the republic. According to the document, the order "shall be put into effect from the day of its first official publication" and applies to the import of apples by road. As noted in the order, the ban will not affect the international transit of apples through the territory of Kazakhstan. According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the republic, the decision was made to develop horticulture in Kazakhstan and support domestic producers during the harvest period, protect them from price dumping by suppliers from third countries and increase the profitability of gardeners. "In the first seven ...