Why Kyrgyzstan switched to Russian wheat

Russia has become the main supplier of grain to Kyrgyzstan due to lower prices than Kazakhstan, but experts do not consider this competition for markets between the EAEU member countries. In recent years, grain imports to Kyrgyzstan have undergone changes. If in the recent past almost all wheat was supplied to the country from Kazakhstan, now it is from Russia. What are the reasons for what happened and is it possible to talk about the competition of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) with each other, Sputnik figured out. Data Russia and Kazakhstan are the main suppliers of grain to Kyrgyzstan. The vast majority of grain supplied there by these countries is wheat. Barley and corn in comparison with it occupy not so significant shares in the supply. The share of Russia and Kazakhstan in wheat imports to Kyrgyzstan © Sputnik According to International Trade Statistics, in 2017-2019, the share of Kazakhstan in wheat imports to Kyrgyzstan ranged from 93 to 99 ...