Ministry of Agriculture: Uzbekistan will be stably provided with grain and sugar in 2022

Published 2022년 3월 16일

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The article highlights the strategic efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture to enhance food security by planning to sow 1.27 million hectares with wheat, aiming to harvest 7.679 million tons, marking a significant increase from the previous year. Additionally, the country produced 6.656 million tons of wheat in 2021, some of which was stored as a republican reserve, while the rest was available for farmers and the population. The private sector imported wheat and flour, primarily from Kazakhstan, to supplement the domestic production. In addition to wheat, the country produced 595.5 thousand tons of sugar in 2021, with plans to produce 600 thousand tons in 2022 to meet domestic demand. The article also outlines the import and export of sugar and wheat to and from neighboring countries and the government's measures to ensure a stable supply and prevent price fluctuations in the domestic market.

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For the stable provision of the population with wheat and flour products, this year 1 million 27 thousand hectares of land were sown with wheat throughout the country. In June-July this year, it is planned to harvest 7 million 679 thousand tons of the crop. This figure is 1 million tons higher than last year, the Ministry of Agriculture reports. In addition, in 2021, 6 million 656 thousand tons of wheat were grown, of which 2 million 533 thousand tons were stored as a republican reserve at the regional enterprises of Uzdonmakhsulot JSC. 4 million 123 thousand tons remained at the disposal of farmers and the population. By the end of last year, the private sector imported 2 million 771 thousand tons of wheat and 357.7 thousand tons of flour, mainly from the Republic of Kazakhstan. 26.8 thousand tons of wheat were shipped to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and 949.1 thousand tons of flour) were exported to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. To guarantee the provision of the population ...

Source: Zol