Kazakhstan has increased imports of tangerines by 38% this year

Published 2024년 12월 24일

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In the first quarter of 2025, Kazakhstan's consumption of citrus fruits surged by 16.6%, with the average consumption per quarter being 2.1 kg per person. This increase is attributed to both a rise in import volume and a growing demand within the country. Import data for the first nine months of 2025 reveals a 37.5% increase in tangerine imports compared to the previous year, totaling 51.4 thousand tons. China emerges as the primary supplier, contributing to 53.6% of the imports, followed by Pakistan and Turkey. The price per ton of imported mandarins remained stable from the previous year. The growth in citrus fruit consumption in Kazakhstan is part of a broader trend of rising fruit expenditures, which has led to a 5.8% increase in the average fruit basket cost per quarter.

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In the first three months of this year, Kazakhstanis ate an average of 2.1 kg of citrus fruits On the eve of the New Year, the industry analytical portal Energyprom.kz conducted a study on the import of tangerines and various citrus hybrids in Kazakhstan for the current year. Citing data from the Bureau of National Statistics, analysts concluded that the country increased its import of tangerines by almost 38%. In the first nine months of 2024, 51.4 thousand tons of tangerines, tangerines, satsumas, clementines, etc. were imported into the country. Compared to the same period last year, the volume of tangerine imports increased by 37.5%, or 14 thousand tons. Then 37.4 thousand tons were imported. How much did Kazakhstanis pay the "tangerine magnates" for the pleasure of enjoying the taste and smell of the main New Year's attribute? The value of imports for ten months of the current year approached 32.8 million dollars (or 17.1 billion tenge at the exchange rate of the National ...

Source: Agrosektor