Rice production in Kazakhstan decreased by 10%, while prices immediately increased by 40%

The share of rice imports increased from 4% to 14% The production of semi-hulled, fully hulled or split rice in January - October 2023 amounted to 177.2 thousand tons - 9.8% less than in the same period last year. It is worth noting: previously there was an increase in output for three years in a row. This was reported by the monitoring company Energyprom. According to the portal information, almost all the rice in the Republic of Kazakhstan is produced in the Kyzylorda region, and the remaining less than 10% comes from the Almaty, Turkestan and Zhetysu regions. As specified, in January - August 2023, 21 thousand tons of half-hulled, completely hulled or split rice were imported into the country - immediately 3.3 times more than for the same period in 2022. The share of imports in the domestic market increased from 3.9% to 13.6%. 74.8 thousand tons of rice were exported, more than half of which went to Uzbekistan. Significant volumes of exports also went to Russia and Tajikistan. ...