Uzbekistan buys wheat from Kazakhstan: Why is bread 1.5 times cheaper there?

The Ministry of Trade of Kazakhstan explained this paradox by saying that it is important to take into account the costs of bakeries in the two countries and compare the quality of bread. When asked by a journalist why the price of bread is higher in Kazakhstan, although the country exports wheat to Uzbekistan, Vice Minister of Trade Kairat Torebaev answered. According to him, it is important to consider the costs of bakeries in the two countries and compare the quality of bread. “When we produce any product, all costs are taken into account - electricity, taxes, other costs. Here we need to look at what specific costs are incurred by Kazakh and Uzbek bakeries,” Torebayev noted on the sidelines of the Senate. Secondly, Torebayev continued, it is important to compare the quality of bread. An ordinary loaf of bread in Tashkent costs 2,800 soums - approximately 110 tenge ($0.23). In ...