Prospects for the cooperation of the fat-and-oil industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the Commonwealth of Independent States and neighboring countries

Published 2021년 4월 19일

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Uzbekistan's fat-and-oil industry has seen significant modernization and expansion, with a focus on processing various crops like soybeans and local non-traditional oilseeds such as safflower, sunflower, flax, sesame, and stone fruits. This shift is in response to the country's market economy and food independence program, aiming to meet the growing demand for vegetable oils. The industry has experienced positive trends, especially in regions like the Fergana Valley, Tashkent, and Samarkand, with an increase in production and employment. However, the industry faces challenges such as the need for modern technology, improved storage and transportation infrastructure, and the quality and safety of packaging. The industry's modernization has been largely fueled by imported technological equipment, but lack of development in the material and technical base of many organizations and inadequate storage and transportation infrastructure have led to additional losses and quality issues.

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As you know, until recently, the focus of the development of the fat-and-oil industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan was aimed at processing raw cotton, the annual production of which was 6 million tons. This led to gigantomania and the construction of such enterprises as the Kasan and Gulistan oil extraction plants, designed to process cotton seeds of 1200 tons / day. The total production capacity was 3.6 million tons of raw materials per year. In the conditions of a market economy and the implementation of the program for ensuring food independence, the fat and oil industry of Uzbekistan has experienced significant changes both in terms of modernizing production facilities and technologies aimed at processing multicultural crops. The government of the republic paid great attention to the development of the food industry. Despite the fact that the technological equipment of our enterprises was aimed at processing cotton seeds, we began to import soybeans on a national scale and ...

Source: Oilworld