Over the nine months of this year, the Republic produced 164.9 thousand tons of rice (+ 10% to the data recorded in the same period in 2020). The Kyzylorda region is the leader in its production (150.5 thousand tons; + 5% per year). The Almaty and Turkestan regions produced 6.9 thousand tons and 7.5 thousand tons, respectively.
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Last year, Kazakhstan produced 200.8 thousand tons of rice (+ 16.1%). At the end of eight months of 2021, Kazakhstani producers ensured the demand for semi-, fully husked or split rice by 97.8% (+ 1.6%). Due to increased production, imports fell by thirty-six and a half percent over the year. In total, 3.4 thousand tons of rice were imported into the country. Exports, on the contrary, increased to 69.1 thousand tons (+ 7.6%). The share of this product among other goods exported abroad reached 45.5%. Sales in the domestic market also increased to 82.7 thousand tons (+ 7% per year). For eight months of this year, Kazakhstanis exported 70 thousand tons of rice ($ 20.2 million). The volume of exports grew by seven percent, and the proceeds from its sale by 12.3%. Basically, Kazakh exporters shipped consignments of rice to the CIS countries (68.3 thousand tons; + 7.2%). It ...
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