In January, Uzbekistan increased the imports of margarine from Russia by 3 times and milk by almost 2 times

Published 2022년 2월 28일

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In January 2022, Uzbekistan experienced a significant increase in the import of various food products from Russia, with margarine imports soaring threefold and dairy product imports increasing by 1.9 times, as reported by the State Committee on Statistics. This surge is part of a broader trend, with food imports from Russia to Uzbekistan rising by 16.2% in 2021, reaching $799.2 million, and contributing 27.3% to Uzbekistan's total food imports. Russia's main contributions included vegetable oil, margarine, and dairy products, leading to a 32.8% increase in trade turnover between the two countries by the end of 2021.

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Uzbekistan in January of this year increased the import of a number of food products from Russia: margarine - three times, dairy products - 1.9 times, follows from the data of the State Committee on Statistics of the Republic, released on Monday. According to the State Statistics Committee, in January, imports of margarine to Uzbekistan from the Russian Federation amounted to $16.97 million (+3 times compared to a year earlier), dairy products - $1.717 million (+1.9 times), cocoa and chocolate - $2.83 million dollars (+6.9%), children's food - 928.8 thousand dollars (+19.7%). At the same time, imports of vegetable oil decreased by 7.2 times to $2.8 million. Earlier, the statistical agency reported that food imports from Russia to Uzbekistan in 2021 increased by 16.2%, to $799.2 million. The Russian Federation ranks second in the list of countries supplying food to Uzbekistan - in 2021, food imports from Russia increased by 16.2% compared to 2020, to $799.2 million (27.3% of ...

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