Kazakhstan intends to enter new markets for meat products

The volume of meat exports from Kazakhstan to Russia and China will increase. This was stated by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a Kazinform correspondent reports. — According to statistics, meat exports in 2023 will amount to 24.4 thousand tons, including beef - 15.8 thousand tons and lamb - 7.8 thousand tons. The main destinations for meat exports are Uzbekistan, UAE, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Kuwait. In 2023, compared to 2022, poultry meat exports increased from 13.7 thousand tons to 31.5 thousand tons. The main export directions are Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Tajikistan. Now Kazakh producers of meat and meat products have the opportunity to export their products to the territory of the EAEU, CIS countries, as well as to the Persian Gulf countries, China, and Japan,” the Ministry of Agriculture noted, responding to a request from an agency correspondent. According to the department, new markets for meat products will appear in the near future. — ...